Nicosia vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$701
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
330K
418K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 25% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4220th and 5025th ($1352 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Cyprus and Albania, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 469th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$5212

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$1331
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$1150
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$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
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$1591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050