Al Ain vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$612
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$616
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
767K
418K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 13% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4616th and 5302nd ($1132 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 496th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4444

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$798
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$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
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$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009