Taoyuan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2512
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$371
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
2.33M
418K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 27% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5995th and 4511th ($942 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Taiwan and Albania, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 482nd and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8216
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5253
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.4
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.72
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14970
$5765

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55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
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$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973