San Antonio vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$630
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$1118
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	46
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	1.43M	418K

The cost of living in San Antonio is 56% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1930th and 4511th ($2023 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 1st in the United States and Albania, respectively. Check the United States vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 124th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tirana

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	San Antonio	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$5765

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

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