Shenzhen vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Shenzhen Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2944
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$559
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1080
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1640
$506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
17.5M
418K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 29% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4544th and 6083rd ($1079 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in China and Albania, respectively. Check China vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 351st and 3804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shenzhen Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.35
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.5
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1552
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$84.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17933
$2389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8408
$1164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.51
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.46
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$689
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25954
$3369

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$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$535
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$570
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$578
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$454
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$494
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$717
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$448
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$609
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$491
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$811
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$711
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$498
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$484
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$782
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$978
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$656
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$764
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$407
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$837
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$688
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$776
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$420
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$575
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1093
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1146
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$956
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$506
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$686
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$527
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$636
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$985
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$871
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$441
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1008
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$861
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$447
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1050
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$983
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$463
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$842