Tirana vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1294
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$630
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1118
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
418K
1.29M

The cost of living in Tirana is 184% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4511th and 8852nd ($1294 vs $455) 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 0.6 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 3035th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$751
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$894
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.67%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$7.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.05
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161