Cost of living comparison

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 6.9% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 62.8% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 43.5% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 38.4% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 13.4% more in Tirana

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tirana. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.39 SAR31.45	$10.92 ALL1,007	+30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR29.95	$8.73 ALL806	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$1.58 ALL146	+107.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 SAR1.12	$0.82 ALL76	+176.1%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 SAR4.64	$1.00 ALL92	-19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 SAR14.66	$6.31 ALL582	+61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 SAR24.91	$7.59 ALL700	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 SAR9.88	$3.59 ALL331	+36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$3.54 ALL326	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.88	$0.74 ALL68	-28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.94	$1.15 ALL106	+47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.82 ALL76	+0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.83	$0.87 ALL80	+15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.25	$0.50 ALL46	-16.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.41	$0.60 ALL55	-6.5%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 62.8% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.67	$7.84 ALL724	+239.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.27 SAR139.77	$17.47 ALL1,611	-53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,280.09 SAR124,796.53	$29,474.40 ALL2,719,127	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.70 SAR62.61	$29.47 ALL2,719	+76.5%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 43.5% less for housing

	Riyadh	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.70 SAR280.10	$18.21 ALL1,680	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,116.87 SAR4,188.13	$594.90 ALL54,882	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$782.38 SAR2,933.85	$412.58 ALL38,062	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 SAR306.74	$78.02 ALL7,198	-4.6%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 38.4% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.22 SAR1,350.78	$257.35 ALL23,741	-28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,375.93 SAR38,908.56	$5,375.91 ALL495,948	-48.2%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR7.99	$2.73 ALL252	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 SAR15.94	$1.85 ALL171	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 SAR27.95	$3.82 ALL352	-48.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.01 SAR378.79	$46.89 ALL4,325	-53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.97 SAR59.90	$8.73 ALL806	-45.3%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 13.4% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20 SAR195.76	$64.35 ALL5,936	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.44 SAR204.14	$47.77 ALL4,407	-12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.53 SAR403.22	$100.14 ALL9,239	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.80 SAR336.72	$134.06 ALL12,367	+49.3%
Average			+13.4%

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