Madrid vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
48
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.51M
389K

The cost of living in Madrid is 66% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1805th and 4667th ($2089 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Albania, respectively. Check Spain vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 190th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Tirana

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Madrid Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$6657

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Tirana

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