Riyadh vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$996
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$616
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
44
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
7.01M
418K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 64% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2922nd and 5302nd ($1642 vs $1002) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1210th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009