Rome vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1718
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4113
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$929
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1682
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1842
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
418K

The cost of living in Rome is 69% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2624th and 5400th ($1718 vs $1015) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 337th and 3525th 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
$14.5
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2124
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.16%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7056
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9864
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$964
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1101
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1074
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1239
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1133
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1231
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1204
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1396
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1270
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1165
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1521
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1201

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