Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 41.2% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Tirana
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
|
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