Minsk vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$350
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
44
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
1.99M
418K

The cost of living in Minsk is 34% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6834th and 5025th ($717 vs $1086) 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 3775th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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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