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Ankara vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 84.2% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 51.2% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 ALL523	$8.72 TRY308.87	+59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.37 ALL418	$7.27 TRY257.39	+66.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ALL157	$1.27 TRY44.99	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL73	$0.50 TRY17.85	-33.5%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Shkoder	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL74	$0.83 TRY29.54	+7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 ALL346	$4.61 TRY163.16	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL671	$3.90 TRY138.14	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL276	$1.68 TRY59.52	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 ALL198	$2.70 TRY95.57	+30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 ALL55	$0.49 TRY17.22	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL88	$0.88 TRY31.20	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL64	$0.45 TRY16.08	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL56	$0.54 TRY19.17	-7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL42	$0.25 TRY8.76	-43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL47	$0.23 TRY8.13	-53.6%
Average			-16.1%

Shkoder vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL747	$4.81 TRY170.45	-38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 ALL1,026	$8.72 TRY308.87	-18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	$44,845.33 TRY1,587,583.08	+39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.51 ALL4,454	$5.40 TRY191.28	-88.4%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Shkoder	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.95 ALL1,432	$11.50 TRY407.19	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.83 ALL29,865	$592.54 TRY20,976.54	+90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.20 ALL30,475	$399.36 TRY14,137.92	+25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,675	$53.07 TRY1,878.87	+8.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.87 ALL7,841	$502.10 TRY17,775.03	+513.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	$10,388.60 TRY367,770.03	+534.4%
Average			+523.8%

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 ALL233	$3.49 TRY123.55	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 ALL157	$2.84 TRY100.63	+73.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 ALL345	$2.04 TRY72.07	-43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.21 ALL3,659	$40.91 TRY1,448.16	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL627	$5.82 TRY205.91	-11.2%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 51.2% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.93 ALL3,346	$56.66 TRY2,005.87	+62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.77 ALL1,798	$45.57 TRY1,613.18	+142.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.97 ALL7,754	$104.18 TRY3,688.25	+28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.00 ALL12,546	$93.27 TRY3,301.95	-28.8%
Average			+51.2%

Shkoder vs. Ankara - Cost of clothing

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