Tirana vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1086
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$827
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
418K
1.86M

The cost of living in Tirana is 39% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5025th and 2592nd ($1086 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Albania and Poland, respectively. Check Albania vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tirana compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 3918th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tirana vs Warsaw

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Tirana Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1555
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$13474

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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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390