Islamabad vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$199
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$803
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
1.01M
418K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 66% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8887th and 4511th ($443 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Albania, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6597th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$5765

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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973