Tirana vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1256
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2960
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$600
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$991
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$842
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
389K
1.4M

The cost of living in Tirana is 35% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4667th and 6169th ($1256 vs $927) 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 3290th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tirana vs Ulaanbaatar

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Tirana Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2025
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.2
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.82
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.4
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.97
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.5
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6657
$7641

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635