Shanghai vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$605
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
24.9M
418K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 13% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4879th and 4511th ($1128 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1383rd and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tirana

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Shanghai Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973