Johannesburg vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$487
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
4.43M
418K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 0.6% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5069th and 5025th ($1079 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5446th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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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