Essen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$759
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$616
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
579K
418K

The cost of living in Essen is 52% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3358th and 5302nd ($1519 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 32nd and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4444

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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