Tirana vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$443
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$616
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
418K
1.86M

The cost of living in Tirana is 32% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5302nd and 3564th ($1002 vs $1464) 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 0.6 months in Tirana compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 3974th and 342nd 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
$10.4
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.44%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2724
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.26
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.34
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4444
$11854

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385