Johannesburg vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$522
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
4.8M
389K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 7% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4839th and 4667th ($1171 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5190th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tirana

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Johannesburg Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013