Moscow vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$612
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
74
66
🏙️ Population
13M
418K

The cost of living in Moscow is 1% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5091st and 5025th ($1075 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Albania, respectively. Check Russia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1280th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Tirana

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Moscow Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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