Riyadh vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$946
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
48
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
7.01M
389K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 30% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3529th and 4667th ($1632 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 879th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tirana

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Riyadh Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$6657

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$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
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$823
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$1109
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$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
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$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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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