Los Angeles vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Los Angeles Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3361
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7751
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$2151
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$3720
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$750
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$245
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4549
$803
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
46
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
3.9M
418K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 160% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 65th and 4511th ($3361 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in the United States and Albania, respectively. Check the United States vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 74th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Los Angeles vs Tirana infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Los Angeles vs Tirana

Prices for goods and services in Los Angeles and Tirana are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Los Angeles Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$6.49
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2364
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1847
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4128
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3274
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7753
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6833
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.62
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.04
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.09
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.34
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.8
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1849
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$5765

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927

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