Medina vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$353
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
44
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
1.41M
418K

The cost of living in Medina is 21% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6257th and 5025th ($853 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 3833rd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$5212

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$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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