New York City vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
8.8M
418K

The cost of living in New York City is 273% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5th and 5025th ($4051 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 13th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

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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