Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 28.7% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Athens, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$5.46
ALL508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.95
|
$1.64
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.76
ALL71
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.25
|
$3.62
ALL336
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$7.01
ALL652
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$2.07
ALL192
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.92
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.24
|
$7.80
ALL725
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.46
|
$10.71
ALL997
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
$32,144.86
ALL2,990,291
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$46.51
ALL4,326
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€601.91
|
$311.83
ALL29,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€528.54
|
$318.20
ALL29,601
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
$48.81
ALL4,541
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€439.28
|
$81.87
ALL7,616
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
$1,637.47
ALL152,326
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.43
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.52
|
$1.64
ALL152
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.81
|
$38.21
ALL3,554
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.15
|
$6.55
ALL609
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
$18.77
ALL1,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
$80.97
ALL7,532
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.43
|
$131.00
ALL12,186
|
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