Kathmandu vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$147
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
846K
418K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 59% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8885th and 5025th ($443 vs $1086) 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 6524th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$5212

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$350
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$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050