Guangzhou vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$333
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
418K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6607th and 5302nd ($742 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 955th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tirana

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Guangzhou Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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