Al Ain vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$903
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
48
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
767K
389K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 16% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4207th and 4667th ($1457 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 505th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$6657

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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$1022
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$940
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$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
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$1068
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$617
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$1744
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$1075
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$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013