Milwaukee vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$698
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	45
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	577K	418K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 102% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1702nd and 5400th ($2054 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 1st in the United States and Albania, respectively. Check the United States vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 240th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Tirana

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	Milwaukee	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$5391

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$935
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$772
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$639
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$749
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$614
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$965
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$636
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$746
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$972
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$765
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$682
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$975
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1117
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1030
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$537
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1150
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$772
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$987
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$545
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1070
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1164
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1182
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$588
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$556
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1056
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1187
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$463
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$943
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$561
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$930
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1027