Soweto vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$540
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
38
67
🏙️ Population
1.27M
418K

The cost of living in Soweto is 9% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5917th and 5400th ($923 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.7 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 7204th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$5391

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$993
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$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
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$672
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$785
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$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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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
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$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027