Saitama vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$368
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
44
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
1.33M
418K

The cost of living in Saitama is 4% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5386th and 5025th ($1038 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Albania, respectively. Check Japan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 592nd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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