Chisinau vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$314
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
639K
418K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 23% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7357th and 6083rd ($640 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Albania, respectively. Check Moldova vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5584th and 3804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$84.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$2389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$1164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$3369

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$535
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$570
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$578
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$454
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$494
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$717
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$448
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$609
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$491
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$811
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$711
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$498
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$484
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$782
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$978
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$656
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$764
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$407
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$837
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$688
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$776
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$420
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$575
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1093
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1146
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$956
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$506
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$686
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$527
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$636
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$985
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$871
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$441
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1008
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$861
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$447
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1050
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$983
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$463
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$842