Baku vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$320
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
2.3M
418K

The cost of living in Baku is 29% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6540th and 5025th ($776 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Albania, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5306th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Tirana

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