Soweto vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$604
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
48
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
1.27M
389K

The cost of living in Soweto is 18% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5331st and 4610th ($1031 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in South Africa and Albania, respectively. Check South Africa vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7513th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tirana

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Soweto Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$7688

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$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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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