Kaohsiung vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$342
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
44
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
2.73M
418K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6046th and 5025th ($932 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Albania, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 389th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050