Dubai vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
44
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
3.33M
418K

The cost of living in Dubai is 96% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1578th and 5403rd ($1975 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 174th and 3636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$99.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$2700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$4375

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$696
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$741
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$682
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$553
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$561
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$862
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$502
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$690
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$665
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$951
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$738
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$572
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$574
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$869
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1162
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$719
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$744
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$445
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$907
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$728
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$891
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$449
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$612
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1226
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1179
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$933
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$642
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$600
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$663
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1053
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$970
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$452
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1042
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$928
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$512
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1075
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1035
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$689
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$889