Raleigh vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$698
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	45
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	468K	418K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 135% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 972nd and 5400th ($2388 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 221st and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Tirana

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	Raleigh	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$5391

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$935
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$772
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$639
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$749
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$614
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$965
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$636
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$746
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$972
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$765
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$682
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$975
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1117
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1030
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$537
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1150
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$772
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$987
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$545
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1070
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1164
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1182
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$588
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$556
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1056
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1187
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$463
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$943
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$561
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$930
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1027