Dresden vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$696
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
555K
418K

The cost of living in Dresden is 40% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3786th and 5302nd ($1406 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Albania, respectively. Check Germany vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 190th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$4444

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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