Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 42.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$5.46
ALL508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$1.64
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.76
ALL71
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
$3.62
ALL336
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
$7.01
ALL652
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
$2.07
ALL192
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$0.92
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
$7.80
ALL725
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
$10.71
ALL997
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
$32,144.86
ALL2,990,291
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
$46.51
ALL4,326
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
$311.83
ALL29,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
$318.20
ALL29,601
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
$48.81
ALL4,541
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
$81.87
ALL7,616
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
$1,637.47
ALL152,326
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$2.43
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$1.64
ALL152
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
$38.21
ALL3,554
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
$6.55
ALL609
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
$18.77
ALL1,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
$80.97
ALL7,532
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
$131.00
ALL12,186
|
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