Nicosia vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$775
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
46
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
56.8K
418K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 12% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4118th and 4511th ($1453 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Albania, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 705th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$5765

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$1587
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$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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
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$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973