Guangzhou vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$333
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
418K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5025th ($763 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1036th and 3918th 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
$3.58
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Tirana

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