Shenzhen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$484
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
17.5M
418K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 6% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5744th and 5302nd ($939 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 460th and 3974th 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
$3.46
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$4444

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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009