San Jose, United States vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	44
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	1.01M	418K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 250% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 22nd and 5302nd ($3502 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 69th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tirana

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	San Jose	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$4444

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$798
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$762
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$591
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$594
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$628
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$989
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$626
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$670
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$707
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1013
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$548
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$570
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$692
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$945
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1116
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1004
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$534
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1040
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$760
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$756
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$531
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1124
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1213
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1017
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$563
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$576
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$691
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1068
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1120
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$664
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1175
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$984
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$602
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1098
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1009