San Diego vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$827
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	44
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	1.39M	418K

The cost of living in San Diego is 208% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 45th and 5025th ($3346 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 75th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tirana

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	San Diego	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$3.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$5212

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

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