Chengdu vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Chengdu Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$305
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$506
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
20.9M
418K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 9% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6348th and 6083rd ($759 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1510th and 3804th 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
$2.81
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$84.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3970
$2389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$1164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20843
$3369

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$535
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$570
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$578
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$454
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$494
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$717
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$448
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$609
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$491
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$811
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$711
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$498
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$484
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$782
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$978
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$656
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$764
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$407
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$837
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$688
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$776
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$420
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$575
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1093
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1146
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$956
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$506
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$686
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$527
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$636
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$985
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$871
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$441
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1008
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$861
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$447
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1050
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$983
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$463
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$842