Johannesburg vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$403
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
61
67
🏙️ Population
4.43M
418K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 9% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5921st and 5302nd ($908 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and Albania, respectively. Check South Africa vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5184th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009