Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 63.6% more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
ALL508
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL71
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
ALL336
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
ALL652
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ALL192
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
ALL85
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
ALL725
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
ALL997
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,144.86
ALL2,990,291
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.51
ALL4,326
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.83
ALL29,008
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.20
ALL29,601
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.81
ALL4,541
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.87
ALL7,616
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,637.47
ALL152,326
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
ALL226
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.21
ALL3,554
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
ALL609
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 66.2% more for clothing
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.77
ALL1,746
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.97
ALL7,532
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.00
ALL12,186
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
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