Taipei vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$588
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1619
$842
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
48
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
2.44M
389K

The cost of living in Taipei is 0.1% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4661st and 4667th ($1257 vs $1256) 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 1.3 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 266th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Tirana

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Taipei Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13965
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8309
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$644
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18442
$6657

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013