Tirana vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1086
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$487
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$827
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
66
55
🏙️ Population
418K
1.4M

The cost of living in Tirana is 20% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5025th and 6109th ($1086 vs $907) 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 0.7 months in Tirana compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3918th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1555
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594