Dongguan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$257
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
10.5M
418K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 38% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7055th and 5025th ($678 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 3115th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$5212

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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