Manchester vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
48
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
548K
389K

The cost of living in Manchester is 88% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1156th and 4667th ($2365 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Albania, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 78th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Tirana

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Manchester Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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