Sao Paulo vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$538
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$954
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
11.5M
389K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 11% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4918th and 4610th ($1126 vs $1264) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1670th and 2811th 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
$7.66
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2685
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1939
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.09
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.22
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15990
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030