New Taipei vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3063
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$469
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1589
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
4.04M
418K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 6% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5000th and 5400th ($1073 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 New Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 302nd and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Tirana

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New Taipei Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.11%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9392
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4811
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.74
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.92
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.78
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.84
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.6
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$515
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18855
$5391

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027