Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 5.2% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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