Kathmandu vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$134
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
846K
389K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 66% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8916th and 4610th ($424 vs $1264) 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 0.3 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 6934th and 2811th 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
$1.97
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$7688

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$336
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$288
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124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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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