Shenzhen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$478
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1142
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1771
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
17.7M
418K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 10% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5950th and 5400th ($916 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 545th and 3525th 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
$3.06
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12583
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6551
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22267
$5391

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$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609

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Distance City Cost of living
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$935
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$772
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$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
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$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027