Malaga vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$839
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$616
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
579K
418K

The cost of living in Malaga is 43% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3666th and 5302nd ($1435 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and Albania, respectively. Check Spain vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 506th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009