Soweto vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$567
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
1.27M
418K

The cost of living in Soweto is 24% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5704th and 4511th ($984 vs $1294) 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 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7050th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$5765

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$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973