Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 27.0% cheaper than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.0% less in Shkoder
- Groceries
-
pay 23.5% less in Shkoder
- Transportation
-
pay 6.9% more in Shkoder
- Housing
-
pay 31.4% less in Shkoder
- Childcare
-
pay 68.8% less in Shkoder
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.4% less in Shkoder
- Clothing
-
pay 32.0% less in Shkoder
Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Shkoder.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,046
|
$5.46
ALL523
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL836
|
$4.37
ALL418
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL151
|
$1.64
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL79
|
$0.76
ALL73
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL95
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL605
|
$3.62
ALL346
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL727
|
$7.01
ALL671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL344
|
$2.88
ALL276
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL339
|
$2.07
ALL198
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL71
|
$0.57
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL110
|
$0.92
ALL88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL79
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL84
|
$0.59
ALL56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL48
|
$0.44
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL58
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL751
|
$7.80
ALL747
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,673
|
$10.71
ALL1,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,822,864
|
$32,144.86
ALL3,078,623
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,823
|
$46.51
ALL4,454
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,744
|
$14.95
ALL1,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,976
|
$311.83
ALL29,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL39,514
|
$318.20
ALL30,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,473
|
$48.81
ALL4,675
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,647
|
$81.87
ALL7,841
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL514,869
|
$1,637.47
ALL156,826
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL261
|
$2.43
ALL233
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL178
|
$1.64
ALL157
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL366
|
$3.60
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,490
|
$38.21
ALL3,659
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL836
|
$6.55
ALL627
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,163
|
$34.93
ALL3,346
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,576
|
$18.77
ALL1,798
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,591
|
$80.97
ALL7,754
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,839
|
$131.00
ALL12,546
|
|
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