Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tirana vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary
Tirana is 12.6% more expensive than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.0% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 28.2% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 76.9% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 4.2% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 58.9% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.3% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 17.2% more in Tirana
The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tirana. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tirana.
Tirana vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tirana instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.55
NT$207.05
|
$12.05
ALL984
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
NT$175.47
|
$12.05
ALL984
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
NT$36.16
|
$2.04
ALL166
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NT$23.26
|
$1.04
ALL85
|
|
Taipei vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants
pay 28.2% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NT$59.23
|
$1.15
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.47
NT$299.07
|
$6.73
ALL550
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.91
NT$376.22
|
$8.27
ALL675
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
NT$83.53
|
$4.21
ALL344
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
NT$139.50
|
$3.67
ALL300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
NT$72.45
|
$0.77
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
NT$43.41
|
$1.27
ALL104
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NT$43.28
|
$0.97
ALL79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
NT$60.80
|
$0.88
ALL72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$40.66
|
$0.61
ALL50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$33.83
|
$0.60
ALL49
|
|
Taipei vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries
pay 76.9% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.83
NT$121.00
|
$8.19
ALL669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
NT$1,242.27
|
$19.28
ALL1,574
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,375.55
NT$1M
|
$34,989.79
ALL3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
NT$295.04
|
$32.54
ALL2,657
|
|
Taipei vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation
pay 4.2% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.93
NT$819.00
|
$18.93
ALL1,545
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.21
NT$25,025.89
|
$838.35
ALL68,453
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.06
NT$17,945.13
|
$548.59
ALL44,794
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.05
NT$1,960.05
|
$87.73
ALL7,164
|
|
Taipei vs. Tirana - Cost of housing
pay 58.9% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.11
NT$19,841.88
|
$312.88
ALL25,547
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,860.07
NT$564K
|
$5,810.16
ALL474K
|
|
Taipei vs. Tirana - Cost of childcare
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.24
NT$102.49
|
$3.01
ALL246
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
NT$119.93
|
$2.11
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.93
NT$124.23
|
$4.46
ALL364
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.01
NT$1,326.95
|
$58.65
ALL4,789
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.98
NT$346.80
|
$9.04
ALL738
|
|
Taipei vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 17.2% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.48
NT$2,100.08
|
$68.30
ALL5,577
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.29
NT$1,146.40
|
$47.45
ALL3,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.45
NT$2,794.18
|
$107.71
ALL8,795
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.72
NT$3,655.60
|
$131.74
ALL10,757
|
|
Taipei vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing
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