Essen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$642
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$910
😷 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 20% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3925th and 4610th ($1519 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 23rd and 2811th 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
$16.8
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$7688

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030