Singapore City vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$698
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	45
😀 Quality of life	97	67
🏙️ Population	5.87M	418K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 201% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 129th and 5400th ($3059 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Albania, respectively. Check Singapore vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 11th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tirana

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	Singapore City	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$5391

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$935
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$772
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$639
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$749
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$614
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$965
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$636
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$746
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$972
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$765
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$682
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$975
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1117
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1030
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$537
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1150
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$772
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$987
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$545
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1070
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1164
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1182
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$588
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$556
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1056
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1187
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$463
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$943
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$561
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$930
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1027