Sao Paulo vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$480	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	64	67
🏙️ Population	12.4M	418K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 4% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5031st and 5302nd ($1042 vs $1002) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4799th and 3974th 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	$7.49	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$4444

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

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