Sharjah vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$963
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
1.25M
418K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 38% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3679th and 5025th ($1503 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Albania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 386th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050