Chicago vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$616
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
418K

The cost of living in Chicago is 161% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 505th and 5302nd ($2613 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 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 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$4444

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009