Essen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$666
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
587K
418K

The cost of living in Essen is 17% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4511th ($1516 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Albania, respectively. Check Germany vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 24th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$5765

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973