Cost of living comparison

South Africa

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Cape Town Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 6.2% cheaper than Cape Town.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 10.8% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Sarande
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 15.5% more in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Sarande

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Sarande are more expensive than in Cape Town. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Sarande.

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Sarande vs. Cape Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Cape Town, you would:

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pay 21.3% more for restaurants

	Cape Town	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.02 ZAR198.52	$9.77 ALL796	-18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 ZAR99.26	$10.99 ALL895	+82.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 ZAR21.48	$2.38 ALL194	+83.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 ZAR16.40	$1.15 ALL93	+15.4%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 10.8% more for groceries

	Cape Town	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 ZAR20.37	$1.18 ALL96	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR72.52	$6.45 ALL526	+47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR82.49	$8.47 ALL689	+69.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 ZAR51.86	$3.77 ALL307	+20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 ZAR50.73	$4.12 ALL336	+34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 ZAR14.01	$0.89 ALL72	+4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ZAR14.37	$1.12 ALL91	+28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.74	$0.92 ALL75	+19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ZAR15.73	$0.84 ALL68	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.53	$0.47 ALL38	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.31	$0.58 ALL47	-15.6%
Average			+10.8%

Cape Town vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Cape Town	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 ZAR96.76	$8.32 ALL677	+42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.09 ZAR992.62	$22.39 ALL1,824	-62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR208.45	$32.98 ALL2,685	+161.4%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Cape Town	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.98 ZAR660.40	$19.91 ALL1,621	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,017.49 ZAR16,808.41	$848.28 ALL69,076	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$706.64 ZAR11,673.24	$380.02 ALL30,946	-46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.53 ZAR1,462.52	$74.95 ALL6,104	-15.3%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 15.5% more for childcare

	Cape Town	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.39 ZAR4,334.45	$299.78 ALL24,411	+14.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,820.14 ZAR113K	$7,964.27 ALL649K	+16.8%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cape Town	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 ZAR49.63	$3.54 ALL288	+17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 ZAR40.10	$2.19 ALL178	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.56	$4.76 ALL388	+32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.37 ZAR815.52	$88.90 ALL7,239	+80.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.01 ZAR148.89	$9.77 ALL796	+8.4%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Cape Town	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.49 ZAR916.72	$69.87 ALL5,690	+25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.30 ZAR533.53	$47.44 ALL3,863	+46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR1,979.73	$122.26 ALL9,956	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.58 ZAR1,744.18	$115.33 ALL9,392	+9.2%
Average			+19.8%

Cape Town vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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