Rome vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$891
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
2.87M
418K

The cost of living in Rome is 69% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2685th and 5302nd ($1697 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 230th and 3974th 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
$14.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009