Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.7 times more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Shkoder
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
ALL508
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL71
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
|
Shkoder
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
ALL336
|
$6.66
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
ALL652
|
$4.57
€4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ALL192
|
$5.41
€5.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
ALL85
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.00
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
|
Shkoder
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
ALL725
|
$7.19
€6.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
ALL997
|
$52.52
€49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,144.86
ALL2,990,291
|
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.51
ALL4,326
|
$29.37
€27.85
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Shkoder
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.83
ALL29,008
|
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.20
ALL29,601
|
$938.86
€890.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.81
ALL4,541
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Shkoder
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.87
ALL7,616
|
$306.98
€291.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,637.47
ALL152,326
|
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
|
pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Shkoder
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
ALL226
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$3.98
€3.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.21
ALL3,554
|
$37.89
€35.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
ALL609
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
|
pay 71.6% more for clothing
|
Shkoder
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.77
ALL1,746
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.97
ALL7,532
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.00
ALL12,186
|
$138.30
€131.16
|
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