Rome vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$803
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
418K

The cost of living in Rome is 56% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1942nd and 4511th ($2020 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Albania, respectively. Check Italy vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 292nd and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tirana

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Rome Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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