Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Shkoder, Albania

Shkoder vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 30.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 96.1% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 18.3% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 91.1% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in Shkoder

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Shkoder are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Shkoder. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Shkoder.

Shkoder vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shkoder instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 96.1% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥29.94	$5.46 ALL458	+30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥39.92	$4.37 ALL366	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.56	$1.64 ALL137	+230.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.22	$0.76 ALL64	+145.2%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	Beijing	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.29	$0.78 ALL65	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.41	$3.62 ALL303	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.43	$7.01 ALL588	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.47	$2.88 ALL241	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.98	$2.07 ALL173	+35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.58	$0.57 ALL48	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.10	$0.92 ALL77	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.36	$0.67 ALL56	-24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.18	$0.59 ALL49	+0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.64	$0.44 ALL37	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.38	$0.50 ALL42	+5.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.27	$7.80 ALL654	+78.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥239.53	$10.71 ALL899	-67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥149,705.70	$32,144.86 ALL2,696,150	+54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥32.94	$46.51 ALL3,901	+912.8%
Average			+244.4%

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pay 18.3% less for housing

	Beijing	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.28	$14.95 ALL1,254	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,669.55	$311.83 ALL26,155	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,532.04	$318.20 ALL26,689	-35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥301.53	$48.81 ALL4,094	+16.1%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 91.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,476.16	$81.87 ALL6,867	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,343.59	$1,637.47 ALL137,343	-92.9%
Average			-91.1%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥7.98	$2.43 ALL204	+118.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.84	$1.64 ALL137	-54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥24.95	$3.60 ALL302	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥469.49	$38.21 ALL3,205	-41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥59.88	$6.55 ALL549	-21.5%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥449.39	$34.93 ALL2,930	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥248.79	$18.77 ALL1,575	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥598.57	$80.97 ALL6,791	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥772.02	$131.00 ALL10,987	+21.7%
Average			-17.9%

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