Dresden vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$684
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$698
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
45
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
566K
418K

The cost of living in Dresden is 38% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3862nd and 5400th ($1402 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 217th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$5391

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027