Columbus vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
906K
389K

The cost of living in Columbus is 69% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1634th and 4610th ($2140 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 266th and 2811th 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
$20.9
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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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