Kaohsiung vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$353
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
48
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
389K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 23% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5770th and 4610th ($971 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Albania, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 281st and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tirana

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Kaohsiung Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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