Shenzhen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$495
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
17.7M
418K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 12% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5948th and 5025th ($958 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 Shenzhen compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 556th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shenzhen Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$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
$713
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$5212

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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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