Melbourne vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
100
66
🏙️ Population
5.03M
418K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 121% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 923rd and 5025th ($2397 vs $1086) 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 1.8 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 3918th 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
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Tirana

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