Malaga vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$941
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
586K
418K

The cost of living in Malaga is 40% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3616th and 5025th ($1519 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Albania, respectively. Check Spain vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 654th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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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
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050