Kabul vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$458
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1016
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$195
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$803
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
46
😀 Quality of life
33
72
🏙️ Population
4.27M
418K

The cost of living in Kabul is 65% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4511th ($458 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Albania, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8609th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.8
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$111
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$505
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$260
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.78
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.22
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.81
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.2
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.23
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$19.7
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1486
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439

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