Pristina, Europe's cheapest city

Tirana ranks among the countries with the cheapest living costs in Europe. Of 181 European cities listed by Numbeo, the largest portal that collects data on cost and quality of living, Tirana ranks 155th.

However, Albania's capital is no longer free in the region. Pristina “has kidnapped” first place as Europe's freest city. While among the post-Pristina regional countries ranks Skopje, in 168th place, while Tirana is third.

By a narrow margin from each other, Sarajevo (148) and Belgrade (147), while Podgorica is the most expensive capital of the six Western Balkan countries, according to Numbeos, ranking 143.

To determine the price of living costs index, Numbeo is based on 5 other indexes such as: rent index, living costs index plus rent, base basket index, restaurant index, locals' purchasing power index.

As for the lease index, Tirana is more expensive than Sarajevo, which in the overall ranking is more expensive than Albania's capital.

But Tirana ranks with the lowest index in the region in terms of local purchasing powers. Although Tirana is free for foreigners coming to live in Albania, it is very expensive for locals. The locals' purchasing power index is 33.8 in Tirana, about 38.01 in Belgrade, 40 in Skopje, 48 in Podgorica and 65.9 in Pristina, writes the Monitor.

The purchase power index 33 in Tirana means locals can buy about 70% less than average-paid New Yorkers. In this Numbeo ranking for living costs has been taken as reference to living costs in New York (100) and indicators compare to this city.

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Switzerland is the most expensive country in Europe. Six European cities dominate Numbeo's list of life costs index 2019. Then countries of northern Europe, such as Norway and Iceland, rank. France's capital ranks 14th, while London ranks 16.