Manchester vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
48
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
548K
389K

The cost of living in Manchester is 86% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4610th ($2348 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 84th and 2811th 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
$20.3
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030