Tirana vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1086
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$487
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$827
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
418K
767K

The cost of living in Tirana is 13% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5025th and 4447th ($1086 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Albania and Croatia, respectively. Check Albania vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tirana compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 3918th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1555
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.7
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$10598

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780