Cost of living comparison

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Shkoder vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 23.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 83.4% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Shkoder

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

Shkoder vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shkoder instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB933.72	$5.46 ALL523	-40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB518.73	$4.37 ALL418	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB108.97	$1.64 ALL157	+52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB49.32	$0.76 ALL73	+56.2%
Average			+13.5%

Moscow vs. Shkoder - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB62.88	$0.78 ALL74	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB447.80	$3.62 ALL346	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB362.51	$7.01 ALL671	+96.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB154.43	$2.88 ALL276	+89.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB201.79	$2.07 ALL198	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB68.83	$0.57 ALL55	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB67.83	$0.92 ALL88	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB72.72	$0.67 ALL64	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB114.18	$0.59 ALL56	-47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB25.33	$0.44 ALL42	+75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB21.26	$0.50 ALL47	+136.7%
Average			+34.4%

Moscow vs. Shkoder - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB225.44	$7.80 ALL747	+251.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,904.91	$10.71 ALL1,026	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,112,406.03	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB591.36	$46.51 ALL4,454	+699.4%
Average			+223.4%

Moscow vs. Shkoder - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Moscow	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB648.30	$14.95 ALL1,432	+134.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB97,627.31	$311.83 ALL29,865	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB59,282.86	$318.20 ALL30,475	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB8,808.08	$48.81 ALL4,675	-43.7%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 83.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB47,418.42	$81.87 ALL7,841	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,058,430.57	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	-84.3%
Average			-83.4%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB311.24	$2.43 ALL233	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB256.58	$1.64 ALL157	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB248.99	$3.60 ALL345	+47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,286.90	$38.21 ALL3,659	+18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB518.73	$6.55 ALL627	+28.3%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,248.63	$34.93 ALL3,346	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,300.18	$18.77 ALL1,798	-55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB11,073.94	$80.97 ALL7,754	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB10,364.23	$131.00 ALL12,546	+28.5%
Average			-27.4%

Moscow vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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