Cologne vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$967
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$616
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
1.07M
418K

The cost of living in Cologne is 75% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2484th and 5302nd ($1752 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 12th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009