Tehran vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$276
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
8.69M
389K

The cost of living in Tehran is 49% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7642nd and 4667th ($639 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Iran and Albania, respectively. Check Iran vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tehran compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5345th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Tirana

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Tehran Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.71
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.32
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.35%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.05
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.03
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$56.2
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2262
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013