Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Tirana Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Tirana

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 0.7% cheaper than Tirana without rent, and 10.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 10.7% cheaper than Tirana without rent, and 0.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.43 AED 19.93

$11.93 ALL 985

-54.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.74 AED 120

$58.8 ALL 4,853

-44.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.29 AED 34.08

$9.33 ALL 770

-0.43%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.78 AED 35.89

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.31 AED 34.15

Cappuccino

$4.42 AED 16.23

$2.03 ALL 168

117.73%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.94 AED 3.45

$1.81 ALL 149

-48.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 AED 1.28

$0.99 ALL 81.6

-64.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.02 ALL 250

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.09 ALL 337

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 AED 6.50

$2.14 ALL 177

-17.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.15 AED 4.23

$1.13 ALL 93.2

1.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.07 AED 7.59

$2.23 ALL 184

-7.17%

Eggs

$2.83 AED 10.40

$4.00 ALL 330

-29.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.41 AED 38.22

$13.29 ALL 1,096

-21.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.85 AED 25.14

$7.78 ALL 642

-11.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.87 AED 32.56

$15.58 ALL 1,286

-43.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 AED 6.81

$1.76 ALL 145

5.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 AED 5.63

$2.71 ALL 223

-43.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 AED 5.44

$1.96 ALL 162

-24.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.28

$1.97 ALL 163

-40.61%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 AED 3.65

$1.32 ALL 109

-25.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 AED 4.46

$1.27 ALL 105

-4.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.50 AED 5.51

$1.52 ALL 125

-1.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 AED 2.16

$0.79 ALL 65.6

-25.32%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.37 AED 56.4

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 AED 7.18

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 AED 12.37

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.47 AED 23.73

$4.35 ALL 359

48.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.08 ALL 915

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 ALL 130

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 ALL 170

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.60 AED 5.89

$0.45 ALL 36.92

255.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.82 AED 150

$18.75 ALL 1,547

117.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.76 AED 13.79

$3.57 ALL 295

5.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.69 AED 2.54

$3.08 ALL 254

-77.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.76 AED 17.45

$17.49 ALL 1,444

-72.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.75 AED 2.75

$2.14 ALL 177

-64.95%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$45.0K AED 165.3K

$39.6K ALL 3.3M

13.82%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.9K AED 80.5K

$36.2K ALL 3.0M

-39.31%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$193 AED 709

$107 ALL 8,850

80.24%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$65.2 AED 239

$17.78 ALL 1,467

266.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$103 AED 378

$18.33 ALL 1,512

462.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$63.4 AED 233

$54.2 ALL 4,471

17.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.02 AED 140

$22.99 ALL 1,897

65.38%

Cinema Ticket

$12.68 AED 46.52

$9.31 ALL 769

36.20%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$278 AED 1,022

$284 ALL 23.4K

-1.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,966 AED 21.9K

$5,590 ALL 461.3K

6.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.8 AED 190

$68.8 ALL 5,675

-24.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$94.9 AED 348

$49.63 ALL 4,095

91.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.6 AED 351

$108 ALL 8,884

-11.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.0 AED 294

$128 ALL 10.6K

-37.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$769 AED 2,823

$817 ALL 67.5K

-5.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$589 AED 2,163

$553 ALL 45.6K

6.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 AED 5,889

$1,496 ALL 123.5K

7.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,016 AED 3,727

$913 ALL 75.4K

11.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,048 AED 29.5K

$4,070 ALL 335.9K

97.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,730 AED 10.0K

$2,020 ALL 166.7K

35.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,443 AED 8,964

$831 ALL 68.6K

193.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.42

5.52

-19.93%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sharjah: March 3, 2026

Last update for Tirana: March 1, 2026

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