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Moscow vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 92.1% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 77.9% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 67.5% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 ALL523	$9.19 RUB933.72	+68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.37 ALL418	$5.10 RUB518.73	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ALL157	$1.07 RUB108.97	-34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL73	$0.49 RUB49.32	-36.0%
Average			+3.7%

Shkoder vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Shkoder	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL74	$0.62 RUB62.88	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 ALL346	$4.41 RUB447.80	+21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL671	$3.57 RUB362.51	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL276	$1.52 RUB154.43	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 ALL198	$1.99 RUB201.79	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 ALL55	$0.68 RUB68.83	+17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL88	$0.67 RUB67.83	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL64	$0.72 RUB72.72	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL56	$1.12 RUB114.18	+91.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL42	$0.25 RUB25.33	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL47	$0.21 RUB21.26	-57.8%
Average			-10.1%

Shkoder vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL747	$2.22 RUB225.44	-71.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 ALL1,026	$28.58 RUB2,904.91	+166.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	$30,621.85 RUB3,112,406.03	-4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.51 ALL4,454	$5.82 RUB591.36	-87.5%
Average			+0.7%

Shkoder vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.9% more for housing

	Shkoder	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.95 ALL1,432	$6.38 RUB648.30	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.83 ALL29,865	$960.52 RUB97,627.31	+208.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.20 ALL30,475	$583.26 RUB59,282.86	+83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,675	$86.66 RUB8,808.08	+77.5%
Average			+77.9%

Shkoder vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.87 ALL7,841	$466.53 RUB47,418.42	+469.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	$10,413.52 RUB1,058,430.57	+536.0%
Average			+502.9%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 ALL233	$3.06 RUB311.24	+26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 ALL157	$2.52 RUB256.58	+54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 ALL345	$2.45 RUB248.99	-32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.21 ALL3,659	$32.34 RUB3,286.90	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL627	$5.10 RUB518.73	-22.1%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 67.5% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.93 ALL3,346	$81.16 RUB8,248.63	+132.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.77 ALL1,798	$42.31 RUB4,300.18	+125.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.97 ALL7,754	$108.95 RUB11,073.94	+34.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.00 ALL12,546	$101.97 RUB10,364.23	-22.2%
Average			+67.5%

Shkoder vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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