Chengdu vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$240
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$698
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
20.9M
418K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 39% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7421st and 5400th ($623 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 9th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1890th and 3525th 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
$2.78
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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