Cost of living comparison

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Tirana vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 63.6% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 66.2% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.2% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 ALL523	$10.92 ALL1,046	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.37 ALL418	$8.73 ALL836	+100.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ALL157	$1.58 ALL151	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL73	$0.82 ALL79	+8.4%
Average			+51.2%

Shkoder vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL74	$1.00 ALL95	+28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 ALL346	$6.31 ALL605	+74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL671	$7.59 ALL727	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL276	$3.59 ALL344	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 ALL198	$3.54 ALL339	+71.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 ALL55	$0.74 ALL71	+28.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL88	$1.15 ALL110	+25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL64	$0.82 ALL79	+22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL56	$0.87 ALL84	+48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL42	$0.50 ALL48	+15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL47	$0.60 ALL58	+21.4%
Average			+33.5%

Shkoder vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL747	$7.84 ALL751	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 ALL1,026	$17.47 ALL1,673	+63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	$29,474.40 ALL2,822,864	-8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.51 ALL4,454	$29.47 ALL2,823	-36.6%
Average			+4.7%

Shkoder vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Shkoder	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.95 ALL1,432	$18.21 ALL1,744	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.83 ALL29,865	$594.90 ALL56,976	+90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.20 ALL30,475	$412.58 ALL39,514	+29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,675	$78.02 ALL7,473	+59.8%
Average			+50.5%

Shkoder vs. Tirana - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.87 ALL7,841	$257.35 ALL24,647	+214.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	$5,375.91 ALL514,869	+228.3%
Average			+221.3%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 ALL233	$2.73 ALL261	+12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 ALL157	$1.85 ALL178	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 ALL345	$3.82 ALL366	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.21 ALL3,659	$46.89 ALL4,490	+22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL627	$8.73 ALL836	+33.3%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 66.2% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.93 ALL3,346	$64.35 ALL6,163	+84.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.77 ALL1,798	$47.77 ALL4,576	+154.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.97 ALL7,754	$100.14 ALL9,591	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.00 ALL12,546	$134.06 ALL12,839	+2.3%
Average			+66.2%

Shkoder vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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