Tirana vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1086
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$487
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$827
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
66
37
🏙️ Population
418K
9.03M

The cost of living in Tirana is 81% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5025th and 7790th ($1086 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 3918th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1555
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.7
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$15431

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$936
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$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
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528