Jacksonville vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2960
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	48
😀 Quality of life	87	72
🏙️ Population	950K	389K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 77% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1439th and 4667th ($2224 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 343rd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Tirana

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	Jacksonville	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$6657

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$1022
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$940
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$692
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$794
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$723
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$735
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$839
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$893
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1150
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$905
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$678
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1066
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1206
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$990
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1288
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$887
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$1153
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$593
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1156
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1380
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1344
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1191
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$680
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$619
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$694
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1225
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1661
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$571
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1430
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1068
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$617
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1075
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1013