Kathmandu vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$122
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$842
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
846K
389K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 67% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8958th and 4667th ($412 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Albania, respectively. Check Nepal vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6657th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Tirana

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Kathmandu Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$6657

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$285
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$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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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