Tirana vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$443
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$616
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
67
75
🏙️ Population
418K
767K

The cost of living in Tirana is 19% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5302nd and 4330th ($1002 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Albania and Croatia, respectively. Check Albania vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tirana compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 3974th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.44%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2724
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.26
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.34
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4444
$10009

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755