Chengdu vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$252
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
46
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
20.9M
418K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 51% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7530th and 4511th ($635 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1800th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973