Tirana vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tirana	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1086	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$827	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	75
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	418K	459K

The cost of living in Tirana is 52% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5025th and 1277th ($1086 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd in Albania and the United States, respectively. Check Albania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tirana compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 3918th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tirana vs Virginia Beach

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	Tirana	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$996	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2991	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1555	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.93	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.97	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$18476

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Cities near Tirana

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701