Taichung vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$380
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
85
46
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
3.03M
418K

The cost of living in Taichung is 22% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5518th and 4511th ($1006 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Albania, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 541st and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973