Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 59.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Shkoder
- Groceries
-
pay 10.8% more in Shkoder
- Transportation
-
pay 3.3 times more in Shkoder
- Housing
-
pay 18.7% more in Shkoder
- Childcare
-
pay 76.5% less in Shkoder
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 79.6% more in Shkoder
- Clothing
-
pay 1.2% more in Shkoder
The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Shkoder are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Shkoder.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,178
|
$5.46
ALL523
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,426
|
$4.37
ALL418
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,240
|
$1.64
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,523
|
$0.76
ALL73
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,085
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫126,911
|
$3.62
ALL346
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,452
|
$7.01
ALL671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,233
|
$2.88
ALL276
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,433
|
$2.07
ALL198
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,640
|
$0.57
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,730
|
$0.92
ALL88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,364
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,351
|
$0.59
ALL56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,555
|
$0.44
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,656
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,979
|
$7.80
ALL747
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,710
|
$10.71
ALL1,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,003,550,794
|
$32,144.86
ALL3,078,623
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,483
|
$46.51
ALL4,454
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,440
|
$14.95
ALL1,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,592,220
|
$311.83
ALL29,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,071,482
|
$318.20
ALL30,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,478,577
|
$48.81
ALL4,675
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,188,563
|
$81.87
ALL7,841
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,067,294
|
$1,637.47
ALL156,826
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,089
|
$2.43
ALL233
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,511
|
$1.64
ALL157
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,124
|
$3.60
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,441
|
$38.21
ALL3,659
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,373
|
$6.55
ALL627
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫931,657
|
$34.93
ALL3,346
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,034
|
$18.77
ALL1,798
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,357,751
|
$80.97
ALL7,754
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,192,372
|
$131.00
ALL12,546
|
|
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