Jacksonville vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$630
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1118
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	46
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	950K	418K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 72% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1415th and 4511th ($2222 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 278th and 3035th 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	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$5765

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Tirana

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