Malaga vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$929
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
46
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
592K
418K

The cost of living in Malaga is 25% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3451st and 4511th ($1617 vs $1294) 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 736th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

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