Chengdu vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$251
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
44
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
20.9M
418K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 39% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7209th and 5025th ($660 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1933rd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Tirana

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Chengdu Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050