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As inflation and rising costs of living continue to put pressure on household budgets across Europe, affordability has become one of the defining economic issues for the average European citizen.
Tirana is ranked the second most expensive city in Europe, as a family of four with two adults on an average salary spends 89% of their income to live a normal life.
At these levels, Tirana ranks only behind Lisbon, which leads the list in Europe with a level of 12195.8%.
The data was revealed in a recent report by Tradingpedia. To find out which capital cities offer the best standard of living with the lowest financial burden in relation to monthly income, Tradingpedia compared data from 37 European capitals, taking into account daily expenses and average monthly net wages (“real” wages after all taxes and duties are deducted from the gross wage). The information for Albania was compiled by Monitor.
The report takes into account the net salary, which for Albania is 760 euros per month, and calculates the family income at 1520 euros per month, assuming two adults work. An expense for a family of four is calculated at 1353 euros per month, on which almost 90% of the income must be spent.
Albania has a much more expensive cost of living than other countries in the region. In Skopje, North Macedonia, where the average net salary is at similar levels to Albania, at 769 euros per month, monthly expenses for a family of 4 are 1037 euros, accounting for 67% of income, much less than in Albania.
In Belgrade, where the net salary is 1081 euros, the weight is 68.2%, while monthly expenses are slightly higher than in Tirana, reaching 1478 euros, but net salaries are about 30% higher.
In Podgorica, the average net monthly salary is 883 euros, higher than in Albania, and monthly expenses are lower at 1077 euros, making Sarajevo the city with the relatively lowest cost of living in the region, relative to income.
Data for Kosovo is not included in this report.
The cheapest city to live in is Brussels, where the average net monthly salary for a person is 2,945 euros, while monthly expenses are 2,653 euros, or 45% of income.
The report provides a detailed analysis of basic expenses, including housing, food, transportation, personal care and entertainment, to give a clear picture of affordability across the continent.
Sipas të dhënave më të fundit mbi kostot e jetesës dhe pagat në 37 kryeqytete evropiane, Lisbona është bërë shembulli më i qartë i përkeqësimit të krizës së përballueshmërisë së banesave në Europë. Në Lisbonë, qiraja mesatare mujore për një apartament me një dhomë gjumi në qendër të qytetit tani është 1,331.48 euro, ndërsa paga mesatare neto është vetëm pak më e lartë, 1,342.83 euro.
Kjo do të thotë se qiramarrësit shpenzojnë praktikisht 99.15% të të ardhurave të tyre mujore vetëm për strehim, duke u lënë mesatarisht vetëm 11 euro pasi paguhet qiraja.
Presioni nuk kufizohet vetëm në Portugali. Kryeqyteti i Shqipërisë, Tirana, renditet si qyteti i dytë më pak i përballueshëm në listën tonë sipas raportit qira-pagë, me qiratë që konsumojnë më shumë se 93% të pagave lokale.
Në Kiev, pavarësisht çmimeve dukshëm më të ulëta të qirave në terma absolutë, pagat mbeten aq të ulëta në raport me kostot e strehimit, sa banorët ende shpenzojnë gati 88% të të ardhurave të tyre për qira.
Porto, Milano dhe Malaga gjithashtu dallohen ndër tregjet më të rënduara të qirave në Evropë. Në Porto, qiramarrësit shpenzojnë mbi 85% të pagës së tyre për qira, ndërsa Milano dhe Malaga kërkojnë afërsisht tre të katërtat e të ardhurave mujore për banesa të vendosura në qendër.
Duket se problemet e përballueshmërisë nuk kufizohen më vetëm te kryeqytetet tradicionale financiare të Evropës; ato tani prekin edhe qytetet e mesme dhe destinacionet me turizëm të lartë.
Europa Jugore duket veçanërisht e ekspozuar. Krahas vendeve të përmendura më sipër, qytetet spanjolle dhe italiane dominojnë pjesën e sipërme të renditjes së përballueshmërisë, me Barcelonën, Valencian, Napolin dhe Romën që kërkojnë të gjitha midis 60% dhe 70% të pagave mesatare neto për qira.
Në shumë prej këtyre qyteteve, kërkesa turistike, rritja e qirave afatshkurtra dhe oferta e kufizuar e banesave vazhdojnë t’i shtyjnë çmimet përtej asaj që të ardhurat lokale mund të përballojnë realisht.
Ku qiramarrësit kursejnë pjesën më të madhe të pagave të tyre
Në skajin tjetër të spektrit, disa qytete të Europës Qendrore dhe Veriore mbeten relativisht të përballueshme, pasi merren parasysh pagat lokale. Gjermania duket veçanërisht e përballueshme, me qytete si Essen, Mannheim, Nuremberg dhe Dresden, ku banorët mund të kursejnë midis 76% dhe 81% të pagës së tyre pasi paguajnë qiranë.
Essen renditet si tregu më i përballueshëm i qirave në Europë në listën tonë. Dikur i njohur si zemra industriale e Gjermanisë, ai tani është një nga qytetet më të gjelbra në Evropë, gjë që, së bashku me koston më të ulët të jetesës krahasuar me qytete si Munich ose Frankfurt, e bën atë një vend ideal për një jetë të përballueshme në Evropën Perëndimore.
Qiraja mesatare për një apartament në qendër të qytetit është vetëm 551.56 euro, që përfaqëson vetëm 18.9% të pagave mujore lokale.
In second place is Mannheim, which, in addition to being an industrial and commercial center, is also a university city home to the University of Mannheim. Here, renters, including many students, spend an average of 804 euros per month, or about a fifth of the typical local income, on housing.
Swiss cities also stand out in the rankings as favorable places to rent based on local wages, despite having some of the highest rents in Europe. In Zurich, an average apartment costs more than 2,600 euros per month — the highest figure among the 127 cities analyzed — but extremely high wages (7,424.32 euros net per month) mean that residents still have almost 65% of their income left over after paying rent.
Basel, Bern and Lausanne also feature high rents, but in terms of rent-to-income ratio, they are even more affordable. Switzerland's strong presence in this ranking shows that rising wages remain one of the strongest hedges against housing cost and price pressures.
Nordic cities also continue to show relative stability. In Copenhagen, Aarhus, Oslo and Bergen, rents remain high in absolute terms, but are balanced by higher incomes and lower rent-to-income ratios than in many southern European cities./ Monitor
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