Changsha vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$190
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$698
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
68
67
🏙️ Population
10M
418K

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7932nd and 5400th ($577 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 3100th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027