Tainan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$241
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1362
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
1.87M
418K

The cost of living in Tainan is 20% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6380th and 5400th ($814 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Taiwan and Albania, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Tainan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 498th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.82
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$5391

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$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
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$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$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