Tirana vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1294
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$630
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1118
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
77
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
418K
12.6M

The cost of living in Tirana is 157% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4511th and 8651st ($1294 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in Albania and China, respectively. Check Albania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tirana compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 3035th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$751
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$894
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.67%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.05
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5765
$19556

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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
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563