Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 25.3% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Shkoder
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$5.46
ALL508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$1.64
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.76
ALL71
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$3.62
ALL336
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$7.01
ALL652
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$2.07
ALL192
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.92
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$7.80
ALL725
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$10.71
ALL997
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$32,144.86
ALL2,990,291
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$46.51
ALL4,326
|
|
pay 21.1% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$311.83
ALL29,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$318.20
ALL29,601
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$48.81
ALL4,541
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$81.87
ALL7,616
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$1,637.47
ALL152,326
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$2.43
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$1.64
ALL152
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$38.21
ALL3,554
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$6.55
ALL609
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$18.77
ALL1,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$80.97
ALL7,532
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$131.00
ALL12,186
|
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