Abu Dhabi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
44
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
1.48M
418K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 66% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2486th and 5025th ($1802 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Albania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 405th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$5212

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$1630
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$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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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