Chicago vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
418K

The cost of living in Chicago is 146% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 483rd and 5025th ($2667 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 20th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$5212

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050