Sao Paulo vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2682
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$496
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
11.5M
418K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 19% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4511th ($1052 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Albania, respectively. Check Brazil vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4142nd and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.6
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.12
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.27%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.55
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15428
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$737
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$701
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$697
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$698
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$690
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$712
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$656
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$605
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$691
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$687
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$704
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$830
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$671
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$699
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$699
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$665
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$706
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$639
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$780
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$671
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$654
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$689
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$702
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$666
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$693
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$678
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$664
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$685
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$687
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$657
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$741
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$737
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$618
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$673
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$648
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$816
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$638
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$659
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$666

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973