Guangzhou vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$342
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
389K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 38% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6854th and 4610th ($785 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1149th and 2811th 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
$2.93
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030