Soweto vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$511
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
44
😀 Quality of life
44
67
🏙️ Population
1.27M
418K

The cost of living in Soweto is 13% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6110th and 5302nd ($875 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6750th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Soweto Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$4444

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$908
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$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
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$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009