Essen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$682
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
587K
389K

The cost of living in Essen is 24% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3860th and 4667th ($1561 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Albania, respectively. Check Germany vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 17th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Tirana

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Essen Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$6657

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013