Medina vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$663
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
48
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
1.41M
389K

The cost of living in Medina is 7% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4849th and 4667th ($1168 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Albania, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4347th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Tirana

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Medina Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$6657

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$775
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$815
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$931
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$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
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$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013