Moscow vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$730
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$698
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
13.1M
418K

The cost of living in Moscow is 22% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4359th and 5400th ($1244 vs $1015) 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 1187th and 3525th 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
$9.55
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

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