Taipei vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$535
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
86
66
🏙️ Population
2.6M
418K

The cost of living in Taipei is 7% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4715th and 5025th ($1158 vs $1086) 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 1.5 months in Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 311th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$5212

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$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
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050