Abu Dhabi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$616
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
44
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
1.48M
418K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 93% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1938th and 5302nd ($1936 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 369th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$4444

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009