Sao Paulo vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$537
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
11.5M
389K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 11% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5003rd and 4667th ($1115 vs $1256) 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 2408th and 3290th 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
$7.85
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$30.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

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