Sharjah vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$912
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
48
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
1.25M
389K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 17% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4144th and 4667th ($1473 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 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 352nd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Tirana

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Sharjah Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$6657

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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$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
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013