Nicosia vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$807
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
56.8K
389K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 18% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4020th and 4610th ($1492 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Cyprus and Albania, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 509th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Tirana

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Nicosia Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$7688

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$1237
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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
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$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030