Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 5.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Albania, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
Albania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Albania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Albania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
Albania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
Albania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Albania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
|
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