Sao Paulo vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$462	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$698
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	11.5M	418K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 4% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5654th and 5400th ($976 vs $1015) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4281st and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tirana

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	Sao Paulo	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$5391

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$935
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$772
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$639
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$749
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$614
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$965
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$636
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$746
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$972
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$765
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$682
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$975
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1117
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1030
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$537
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1150
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$772
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$987
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$545
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1070
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1164
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1182
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$588
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$556
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1056
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1187
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$463
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$943
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$561
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$930
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1027