Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 90.7% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL641
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL400
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL596
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL291
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL777
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 53.2% more for housing
Tirana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL183
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL142
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL678
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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