Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Albania

Tirana vs. Sandton Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 22.1% more expensive than Sandton.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 45.3% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 22.9% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 19.6% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Sandton.

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Tirana vs. Sandton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Sandton, you would:

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pay 35.5% more for restaurants

	Sandton	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 ZAR178.67	$9.77 ALL796	-9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.71 ZAR94.30	$10.99 ALL895	+92.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.51	$2.38 ALL194	+124.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.06	$1.26 ALL103	+48.5%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Sandton	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 ZAR18.24	$1.18 ALL96	+6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 ZAR71.20	$6.45 ALL526	+49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 ZAR73.48	$8.47 ALL689	+90.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 ZAR44.17	$3.77 ALL307	+40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 ZAR36.92	$4.12 ALL336	+84.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 ZAR15.41	$0.89 ALL72	-4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ZAR13.51	$1.12 ALL91	+36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ZAR13.65	$0.98 ALL80	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZAR13.73	$0.84 ALL68	+1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.48	$0.47 ALL38	-32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.06	$0.58 ALL47	-26.9%
Average			+17.8%

Sandton vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.3% more for transportation

	Sandton	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.96	$8.77 ALL714	+52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 ALL1,591
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.51 ZAR124.08	$32.98 ALL2,685	+339.1%
Average			+45.3%

Sandton vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Sandton	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.83 ZAR608.43	$19.91 ALL1,621	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$540.64 ZAR8,931.12	$828.78 ALL67,489	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.65 ZAR7,279.23	$479.97 ALL39,085	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.36 ZAR2,087.43	$74.95 ALL6,104	-40.7%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 22.9% more for childcare

	Sandton	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.78 ZAR4,307.98	$344.43 ALL28,047	+32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,210.58 ZAR119K	$8,249.97 ALL672K	+14.4%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sandton	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ZAR37.22	$3.54 ALL288	+57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 ZAR40.33	$2.25 ALL183	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 ZAR53.68	$4.76 ALL388	+46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.05 ZAR595.57	$55.71 ALL4,537	+54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR119.11	$9.77 ALL796	+35.5%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

	Sandton	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.63 ZAR952.02	$69.87 ALL5,690	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.77 ZAR756.15	$47.44 ALL3,863	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.14 ZAR1,588.20	$122.26 ALL9,956	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.13 ZAR1,488.93	$115.33 ALL9,392	+28.0%
Average			+19.6%

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