Cologne vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
1.08M
418K

The cost of living in Cologne is 71% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2308th and 5025th ($1851 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Albania, respectively. Check Germany vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 16th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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