Chicago vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
389K

The cost of living in Chicago is 125% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 375th and 4667th ($2822 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 1st in the United States and Albania, respectively. Check the United States vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 22nd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013