Soweto vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1777
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$568
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1724
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
44
😀 Quality of life
39
66
🏙️ Population
1.27M
418K

The cost of living in Soweto is 11% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5883rd and 5025th ($971 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Soweto ranked 11th best city to live in South Africa vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7063rd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.43%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$917
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.52
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.19
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4830
$5212

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$1079
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$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050