Dresden vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$637
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
48
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
566K
389K

The cost of living in Dresden is 15% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4158th and 4610th ($1448 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and Albania, respectively. Check Germany vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 96th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Tirana

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Dresden Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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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