Minsk vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$408
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$842
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
2M
389K

The cost of living in Minsk is 33% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6618th and 4667th ($836 vs $1256) 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 0.8 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 4692nd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Tirana

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Minsk Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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