Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 46.3% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.4% less in Shkoder
- Groceries
-
pay 32.7% less in Shkoder
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9% less in Shkoder
- Housing
-
pay 72.5% less in Shkoder
- Childcare
-
pay 78.2% less in Shkoder
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.8% less in Shkoder
- Clothing
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pay 33.5% less in Shkoder
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Shkoder.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$5.46
ALL458
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.06
|
$4.37
ALL366
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.46
|
$1.64
ALL137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.42
|
$0.76
ALL64
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
$0.78
ALL65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.68
|
$3.62
ALL303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.90
|
$7.01
ALL588
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.80
|
$2.88
ALL241
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.61
|
$2.07
ALL173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.15
|
$0.57
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.92
ALL77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.85
|
$0.67
ALL56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.58
|
$0.59
ALL49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.70
|
$0.44
ALL37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.50
ALL42
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.13
|
$7.80
ALL654
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.81
|
$10.71
ALL899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,131.09
|
$32,144.86
ALL2,696,150
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.06
|
$46.51
ALL3,901
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.38
|
$14.95
ALL1,254
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,091.05
|
$311.83
ALL26,155
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€801.04
|
$318.20
ALL26,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€224.86
|
$48.81
ALL4,094
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€261.92
|
$81.87
ALL6,867
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,224.14
|
$1,637.47
ALL137,343
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.66
|
$2.43
ALL204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.40
|
$1.64
ALL137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.77
|
$3.60
ALL302
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.32
|
$38.21
ALL3,205
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.66
|
$6.55
ALL549
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€72.94
|
$34.93
ALL2,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€34.97
|
$18.77
ALL1,575
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.47
|
$80.97
ALL6,791
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€118.00
|
$131.00
ALL10,987
|
|
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