Chicago vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
418K

The cost of living in Chicago is 116% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 394th and 4511th ($2799 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 16th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$5765

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973