Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 38.3% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Tirana instead of China, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
China
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.99
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
China
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.64
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
China
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.58
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.94
|
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,773.26
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
China
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.32
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.47
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.22
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.97
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
China
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,304.27
|
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,444.21
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.93
|
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
China
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.01
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.12
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.00
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.20
|
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
|
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