Dubai vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$616
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
44
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
3.33M
418K

The cost of living in Dubai is 123% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1218th and 5302nd ($2229 vs $1002) 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 1.8 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 189th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Tirana

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