Tirana vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Tirana Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1256
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2960
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$600
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$991
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$842
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
82
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
389K
449K

The cost of living in Tirana is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4667th and 13th ($1256 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Albania and Switzerland, respectively. Check Albania vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tirana compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 3290th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Tirana vs Zurich

Prices for goods and services in Tirana and Zurich are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Tirana Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2025
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.2
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.35
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.82
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.4
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.97
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.5
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6657
$24322

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171