Tirana vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1294
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$630
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1118
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
418K
1.4M

The cost of living in Tirana is 49% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4511th and 6373rd ($1294 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Albania and Mongolia, respectively. Check Albania vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tirana compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3035th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$751
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$894
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.67%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.05
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$6621

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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
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600