Nashville vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$2960
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	48
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	689K	389K

The cost of living in Nashville is 97% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 924th and 4667th ($2477 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1st in the United States and Albania, respectively. Check the United States vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 281st and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Tirana

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	Nashville	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$6657

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

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