Melbourne vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
100
72
🏙️ Population
5.35M
389K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 99% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 893rd and 4667th ($2496 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Albania, respectively. Check Australia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1st and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tirana

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Melbourne Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

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