Shanghai vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$600
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
48
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
24.9M
389K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 10% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4971st and 4667th ($1126 vs $1256) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1655th and 3290th 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
$5.01
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013