Saint Petersburg vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$442
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
44
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
5.38M
418K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 19% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6204th and 5025th ($874 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and Albania, respectively. Check Russia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 3645th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Tirana

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Saint Petersburg Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.59
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050