Tirana vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2462
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$464
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
45
17
😀 Quality of life
67
38
🏙️ Population
418K
9.03M

The cost of living in Tirana is 75% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5400th and 7893rd ($1015 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 329th in China, while ranked 3525th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3096
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.78
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5391
$14854

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$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
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$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
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$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
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$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484