Taichung vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$346
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
44
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
3.03M
418K

The cost of living in Taichung is 14% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6052nd and 5025th ($931 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Albania, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 496th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$5212

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$818
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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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$707
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$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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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
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050