Kabul vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$211
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$910
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
48
😀 Quality of life
26
72
🏙️ Population
5.33M
389K

The cost of living in Kabul is 60% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8650th and 4610th ($504 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and Albania, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8929th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tirana

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Kabul Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030