Nashville vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$630
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1118
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	689K	418K

The cost of living in Nashville is 95% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 832nd and 4511th ($2524 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 218th and 3035th 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	$15.4	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$5765

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$1041
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$945
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$673
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$764
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$701
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$697
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$819
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$887
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1115
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$857
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$720
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1047
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1195
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$967
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1111
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1261
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$849
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$1122
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$572
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1107
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1349
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1332
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$595
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1238
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1539
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$557
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1392
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1040
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$575
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1045
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$973