Columbus vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
906K
418K

The cost of living in Columbus is 107% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1248th and 5025th ($2252 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 242nd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Tirana

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Columbus Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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