Tainan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$262
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
44
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.87M
418K

The cost of living in Tainan is 23% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6292nd and 5025th ($841 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 Tainan compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 499th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$5212

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$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
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$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
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$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$629
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$719

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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