Damascus vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$271
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
44
😀 Quality of life
32
66
🏙️ Population
2.58M
418K

The cost of living in Damascus is 38% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7105th and 5025th ($672 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Albania, respectively. Check Syria vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7854th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tirana

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Damascus Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Tirana

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