Foshan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$156
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
9.5M
418K

The cost of living in Foshan is 43% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7900th and 5302nd ($575 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1721st and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$4444

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009