Taoyuan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$324
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
2.33M
418K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 20% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6227th and 5025th ($868 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Taiwan and Albania, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 388th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$5212

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$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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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