Shenzhen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$456
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
17.5M
418K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 32% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6334th and 4511th ($878 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1094th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tirana

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Shenzhen Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.52
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$5765

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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

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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