Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 47.0% more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
|
Shkoder
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
ALL508
|
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL71
|
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
|
Shkoder
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
ALL336
|
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
ALL652
|
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ALL192
|
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
ALL85
|
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Shkoder
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
ALL725
|
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
ALL997
|
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,144.86
ALL2,990,291
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.51
ALL4,326
|
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
|
Shkoder
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.83
ALL29,008
|
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.20
ALL29,601
|
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.81
ALL4,541
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Shkoder
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.87
ALL7,616
|
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,637.47
ALL152,326
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Shkoder
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
ALL226
|
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.21
ALL3,554
|
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
ALL609
|
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
|
Shkoder
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.77
ALL1,746
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.97
ALL7,532
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.00
ALL12,186
|
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
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