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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 0.2% cheaper than Tirana without rent, and 8.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 11.1% cheaper than Tirana without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.51 AED 20.24
$11.57 ALL 960
-52.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.2 AED 122
$58.8 ALL 4,879
-43.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.98 AED 32.99
$9.6 ALL 797
-6.46%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.61 AED 35.27
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$9.26 AED 34
-
-
Cappuccino
$4.37 AED 16.06
$2 ALL 166
118.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.01 AED 3.71
$1.9 ALL 157
-46.84%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 AED 1.27
$0.93 ALL 77
-62.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.91 ALL 241
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.08 ALL 338
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.76 AED 6.45
$2.08 ALL 173
-15.38%
White Bread (500g)
$1.2 AED 4.39
$1.1 ALL 91.2
9.09%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.99 AED 7.3
$2.23 ALL 185
-10.76%
Eggs
$2.76 AED 10.13
$3.95 ALL 327
-30.13%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.29 AED 37.78
$13.35 ALL 1,107
-22.92%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.81 AED 25.01
$7.75 ALL 643
-12.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.92 AED 32.77
$15.53 ALL 1,289
-42.56%
Apples (1kg)
$1.92 AED 7.07
$1.76 ALL 146
9.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.48 AED 5.44
$2.69 ALL 223
-44.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.46 AED 5.37
$2.06 ALL 171
-29.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.18 AED 4.32
$1.94 ALL 161
-39.18%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 AED 3.71
$1.32 ALL 109
-23.48%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 AED 4.45
$1.26 ALL 105
-3.97%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.51 AED 5.55
$1.45 ALL 121
4.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.63 AED 2.33
$0.74 ALL 61.8
-14.86%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$15.4 AED 56.6
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.86 AED 6.84
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.32 AED 12.19
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.5 AED 23.85
$4.34 ALL 360
49.77%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$10.96 ALL 910
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.64 ALL 136
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.1 ALL 174
-
🚌 Getting Around
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.65 AED 6.08
$0.45 ALL 37.23
266.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.18 AED 151
$19.02 ALL 1,577
116.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.69 AED 13.56
$3.48 ALL 289
6.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.65 AED 2.4
$3.12 ALL 259
-79.17%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.04 AED 18.51
$17.45 ALL 1,447
-71.12%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.8 AED 2.95
$2.1 ALL 174
-61.90%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$44.3K AED 162.6K
$39.7K ALL 3.3M
11.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.3K AED 82K
$35.3K ALL 2.9M
-36.72%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$197 AED 722
$106 ALL 8,785
85.58%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$66.6 AED 245
$18.02 ALL 1,495
269.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$102 AED 374
$18.61 ALL 1,543
446.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$62.5 AED 229
$54.7 ALL 4,539
14.20%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$37.78 AED 139
$22.9 ALL 1,900
64.98%
Cinema Ticket
$12.81 AED 47.04
$9.37 ALL 778
36.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$275 AED 1,009
$288 ALL 23.9K
-4.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,957 AED 21.9K
$5,582 ALL 463K
6.71%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.5 AED 189
$67.1 ALL 5,562
-23.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$94.8 AED 348
$49.9 ALL 4,139
90.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.8 AED 352
$105 ALL 8,745
-9.17%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.3 AED 302
$132 ALL 10.9K
-37.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$776 AED 2,850
$822 ALL 68.2K
-5.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$610 AED 2,239
$536 ALL 44.4K
13.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,648 AED 6,053
$1,467 ALL 121.7K
12.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,038 AED 3,812
$919 ALL 76.2K
13.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$10.2K AED 37.4K
$3,724 ALL 308.9K
173.68%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,158 AED 30K
$1,902 ALL 157.7K
329.00%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sharjah
Tirana
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,620 AED 9,619
$808 ALL 67K
224.09%
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: November 30, 2025

Last update for Tirana: December 1, 2025

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