Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 17.4% cheaper than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.0% less in Shkoder
- Groceries
-
pay 11.0% less in Shkoder
- Transportation
-
pay 6.4% more in Shkoder
- Housing
-
pay 13.6% less in Shkoder
- Childcare
-
pay 52.4% less in Shkoder
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.0% less in Shkoder
- Clothing
-
pay 22.0% less in Shkoder
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Shkoder.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Albania, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$5.46
ALL504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$4.37
ALL403
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$1.64
ALL151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$3.62
ALL334
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$7.01
ALL646
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$2.88
ALL265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$2.07
ALL191
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.92
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.44
ALL40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$7.80
ALL719
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$10.71
ALL988
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$32,144.86
ALL2,965,487
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$46.51
ALL4,290
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$14.95
ALL1,379
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$311.83
ALL28,768
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$318.20
ALL29,355
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$48.81
ALL4,503
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$81.87
ALL7,553
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$1,637.47
ALL151,063
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$2.43
ALL224
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$1.64
ALL151
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$3.60
ALL332
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$38.21
ALL3,525
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$6.55
ALL604
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$34.93
ALL3,223
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$18.77
ALL1,732
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$80.97
ALL7,469
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$131.00
ALL12,085
|
|
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