Riyadh vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$944
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
7.01M
418K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 61% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2911th and 5400th ($1637 vs $1015) 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 1.7 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 733rd and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$5391

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$804
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$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027