Cologne vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
48
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
389K

The cost of living in Cologne is 54% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2200th and 4610th ($1941 vs $1264) 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 1.7 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 21st and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Tirana

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Cologne Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030