Abu Dhabi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
48
😀 Quality of life
85
72
🏙️ Population
1.57M
389K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 69% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1650th and 4610th ($2133 vs $1264) 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 1.3 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 424th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$7688

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$1791
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$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030