Medina vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$673
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
46
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
1.41M
418K

The cost of living in Medina is 9% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4511th ($1182 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4114th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$5765

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$1162
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$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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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