Tirana vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2462
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$464
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
78
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
418K
12.6M

The cost of living in Tirana is 98% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5400th and 8544th ($1015 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th in Albania and China, respectively. Check Albania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tirana compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 3525th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3096
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.78
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5391
$19343

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$772
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70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591