Charlotte vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
44
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
875K
418K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 141% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 574th and 5025th ($2615 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 1st in the United States and Albania, respectively. Check the United States vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 230th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$5212

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30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050