Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

South Africa

Cape Town vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 6.6% more expensive than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% less in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 46.3% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 13.4% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Cape Town

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

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Cape Town vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% less for restaurants

	Sarande	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL796	$12.02 ZAR198.52	+23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL895	$6.01 ZAR99.26	-45.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL194	$1.30 ZAR21.48	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$0.99 ZAR16.40	-13.3%
Average			-17.6%

Sarande vs. Cape Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Sarande	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$1.23 ZAR20.37	+4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL526	$4.39 ZAR72.52	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL689	$4.99 ZAR82.49	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL307	$3.14 ZAR51.86	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL336	$3.07 ZAR50.73	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$0.85 ZAR14.01	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.87 ZAR14.37	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$0.77 ZAR12.74	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$0.95 ZAR15.73	+13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.70 ZAR11.53	+49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.68 ZAR11.31	+18.5%
Average			-9.7%

Sarande vs. Cape Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Sarande	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL677	$5.86 ZAR96.76	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,824	$60.09 ZAR992.62	+168.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,685	$12.62 ZAR208.45	-61.7%
Average			+4.5%

Sarande vs. Cape Town - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.3% more for housing

	Sarande	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,621	$39.98 ZAR660.40	+100.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL69,076	$1,017.49 ZAR16,808.41	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,946	$706.64 ZAR11,673.24	+85.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,104	$88.53 ZAR1,462.52	+18.1%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 13.4% less for childcare

	Sarande	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,411	$262.39 ZAR4,334.45	-12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL649K	$6,820.14 ZAR113K	-14.4%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$3.00 ZAR49.63	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$2.43 ZAR40.10	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL388	$3.61 ZAR59.56	-24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,239	$49.37 ZAR815.52	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL796	$9.01 ZAR148.89	-7.8%
Average			-18.7%

Sarande vs. Cape Town - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Sarande	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,690	$55.49 ZAR916.72	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,863	$32.30 ZAR533.53	-31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,956	$119.84 ZAR1,979.73	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,392	$105.58 ZAR1,744.18	-8.5%
Average			-16.5%

Sarande vs. Cape Town - Cost of clothing

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