Chicago vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
418K

The cost of living in Chicago is 164% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 529th and 5400th ($2678 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 23rd and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$5391

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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