Dresden vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$729
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
563K
418K

The cost of living in Dresden is 35% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3857th and 5025th ($1462 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 203rd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$5212

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$1413
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$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
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$787
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$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050