Cost of living comparison

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Shkoder vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 25.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% less in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 21.1% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Shkoder

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Shkoder. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Shkoder.

Shkoder vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shkoder instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 9.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$205.69	$5.46 ALL523	-45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$154.27	$4.37 ALL418	-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.36	$1.64 ALL157	+51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$16.01	$0.76 ALL73	-1.9%
Average			-9.1%

Mexico City vs. Shkoder - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.80	$0.78 ALL74	-68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.82	$3.62 ALL346	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$114.10	$7.01 ALL671	+27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.22	$2.88 ALL276	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.97	$2.07 ALL198	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.31	$0.57 ALL55	-53.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.86	$0.92 ALL88	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.55	$0.67 ALL64	-15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.14	$0.59 ALL56	-29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.63	$0.44 ALL42	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.15	$0.50 ALL47	-40.2%
Average			-20.6%

Mexico City vs. Shkoder - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$96.07	$7.80 ALL747	+68.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$370.24	$10.71 ALL1,026	-40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	+72.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.99	$46.51 ALL4,454	+1238.4%
Average			+334.8%

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pay 21.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$505.09	$14.95 ALL1,432	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	$311.83 ALL29,865	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	$318.20 ALL30,475	-41.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$627.99	$48.81 ALL4,675	+61.0%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	$81.87 ALL7,841	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	-80.6%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.56	$2.43 ALL233	-11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.28	$1.64 ALL157	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$81.25	$3.60 ALL345	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,112.30	$38.21 ALL3,659	-28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.84	$6.55 ALL627	+31.9%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	$34.93 ALL3,346	-38.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$850.67	$18.77 ALL1,798	-54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	$80.97 ALL7,754	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	$131.00 ALL12,546	+42.5%
Average			-15.4%

Mexico City vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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