Tirana vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2462
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$464
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
45
20
😀 Quality of life
67
45
🏙️ Population
418K
1.29M

The cost of living in Tirana is 119% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5400th and 8801st ($1015 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Albania and Libya, respectively. Check Albania vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tirana compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3525th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.1
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3096
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.78
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5391
$1187

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TiranaTripoli

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$349

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058