Essen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$681
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
585K
418K

The cost of living in Essen is 41% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3595th and 5025th ($1525 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 31st and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$5212

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050