Taichung vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$352
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1422
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
85
48
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
2.87M
389K

The cost of living in Taichung is 25% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5994th and 4610th ($942 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 351st and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Tirana

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Taichung Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7194
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6745
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.94
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.8
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17517
$7688

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$874
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$868
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$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030