Minsk vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$352
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$698
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
45
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
1.99M
418K

The cost of living in Minsk is 28% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6769th and 5400th ($727 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Albania, respectively. Check Belarus vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 3750th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

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