Guangzhou vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$354
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
389K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 38% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6835th and 4667th ($782 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 2285th and 3290th 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
$2.86
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013