Tirana vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1294
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$630
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$1118
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$1950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
418K
767K

The cost of living in Tirana is 10% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4511th and 4147th ($1294 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.4 months in Zagreb. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 3035th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$751
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$894
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.67%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.05
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890