Taipei vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Taipei Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$586
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$910
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
48
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
2.43M
389K

The cost of living in Taipei is 1% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4646th and 4610th ($1248 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 178th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Taipei vs Tirana

Prices for goods and services in Taipei and Tirana are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Taipei Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.34%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13487
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8490
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.95
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16947
$7688

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Tirana

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