Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Korce, Albania

Korce vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Korce is 8.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Korce
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Korce
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in Korce
Housing: pay 23.8% less in Korce
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Korce
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% less in Korce
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Korce

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

Korce vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Korce instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Korce
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥29.92	$5.46 ALL456	+30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥39.90	$6.00 ALL502	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.56	$1.72 ALL144	+247.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.22	$0.84 ALL70	+172.7%
Average			+114.6%

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Korce
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.28	$0.78 ALL65	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.38	$5.05 ALL422	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.40	$7.01 ALL585	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.46	$2.88 ALL240	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.97	$3.17 ALL265	+107.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.58	$0.36 ALL30	-60.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.10	$0.94 ALL79	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.36	$0.54 ALL45	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.18	$0.59 ALL49	+0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.64	$0.44 ALL36	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.38	$0.39 ALL33	-16.5%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Korce
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.26	$7.80 ALL652	+78.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥239.40	$17.47 ALL1,459	-47.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥149,623.26	$32,152.89 ALL2,686,374	+54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥32.92	$11.46 ALL958	+149.6%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 23.8% less for housing

	Beijing	Korce
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.22	$13.10 ALL1,094	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,665.88	$360.57 ALL30,125	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,530.10	$252.07 ALL21,060	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥301.37	$48.82 ALL4,079	+16.1%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Korce
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,473.15	$163.75 ALL13,681	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,253.09	$1,091.64 ALL91,207	-95.2%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Korce
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥7.98	$2.18 ALL182	+96.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.83	$1.76 ALL147	-51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥24.94	$3.66 ALL306	+5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥469.23	$24.56 ALL2,052	-62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥59.85	$7.64 ALL638	-8.5%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Korce
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥449.14	$62.42 ALL5,215	-0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥248.65	$43.37 ALL3,623	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥598.24	$97.45 ALL8,142	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥771.60	$54.58 ALL4,560	-49.3%
Average			-2.0%

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