Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 20.0% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 25.0% less in HsinChu
Housing: pay 38.9% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in HsinChu

The cost of childcare and groceries in HsinChu are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in HsinChu. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in HsinChu.

Planning a move to Taiwan? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

HsinChu vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in HsinChu instead of Tirana, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Tirana	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$3.77 NT$122.24	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$4.71 NT$152.81	-57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$0.94 NT$30.39	-60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$0.70 NT$22.56	-45.0%
Average			-58.5%

Tirana vs. HsinChu - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Tirana	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$1.70 NT$55.21	+44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$18.05 NT$585.75	+179.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$10.87 NT$352.84	+28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$2.78 NT$90.16	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$3.13 NT$101.66	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.21 NT$39.28	+36.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$1.14 NT$36.97	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$1.49 NT$48.52	+52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.40 NT$45.28	+65.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$1.07 NT$34.66	+128.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$1.07 NT$34.66	+84.8%
Average			+40.8%

Tirana vs. HsinChu - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 25.0% less for transportation

	Tirana	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$3.83 NT$124.17	-56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,587	$40.18 NT$1,303.94	+105.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$5.65 NT$183.37	-82.9%
Average			-25.0%

Tirana vs. HsinChu - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.9% less for housing

	Tirana	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$21.44 NT$695.94	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,311	$436.10 NT$14,153.16	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,982	$259.67 NT$8,427.21	-45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$78.16 NT$2,536.64	+4.3%
Average			-38.9%

Tirana vs. HsinChu - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Tirana	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,973	$753.35 NT$24,448.84	+118.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL670K	$16,663.11 NT$541K	+102.0%
Average			+110.2%

Tirana vs. HsinChu - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$1.88 NT$61.12	-46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL183	$2.98 NT$96.78	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$3.92 NT$127.34	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,525	$51.79 NT$1,680.86	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$10.04 NT$325.98	+2.8%
Average			-9.6%

Tirana vs. HsinChu - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Tirana	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$57.29 NT$1,859.13	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$35.71 NT$1,158.77	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$78.47 NT$2,546.75	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$105.94 NT$3,438.12	-8.1%
Average			-22.3%

Tirana vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Tirana vs. HsinChu

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in HsinChu?

More cost comparisons

Tirana vs.

Madrid

Tirana vs.

London

Tirana vs.

Moscow

Tirana vs.

Reykjavik

Tirana vs.

Athens

Tirana vs.

Paris

Tirana vs.

Rome

Tirana vs.

Bangkok

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Albania vs. Taiwan. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Albania and Taiwan.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Tirana

Add prices for HsinChu

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about HsinChu or Tirana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.