Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.2 times more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
|
Shkoder
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
ALL508
|
$2.91
THB101.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$0.62
THB21.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL71
|
$0.29
THB10.15
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
|
Shkoder
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
ALL336
|
$11.74
THB408.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
ALL652
|
$7.32
THB254.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ALL192
|
$1.31
THB45.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.47
THB51.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
ALL85
|
$0.73
THB25.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.04
THB36.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.80
THB28.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.71
THB24.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.62
THB21.66
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
|
Shkoder
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
ALL725
|
$4.47
THB155.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
ALL997
|
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,144.86
ALL2,990,291
|
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.51
ALL4,326
|
$10.34
THB359.84
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
|
Shkoder
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.83
ALL29,008
|
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.20
ALL29,601
|
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.81
ALL4,541
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Shkoder
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.87
ALL7,616
|
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,637.47
ALL152,326
|
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Shkoder
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
ALL226
|
$2.33
THB81.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$2.58
THB89.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.21
ALL3,554
|
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
ALL609
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
|
Shkoder
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.77
ALL1,746
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.97
ALL7,532
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.00
ALL12,186
|
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
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