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Shkoder vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 1.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 56.8% more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 21.6% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 85.8% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Shkoder

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Shkoder are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Shkoder. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Shkoder.

Shkoder vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$6.03 ALL500	+94.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.82 ALL400	-22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.78 ALL148	+125.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.76 ALL63	+129.0%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.99 ALL82	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$3.58 ALL297	-57.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$7.78 ALL645	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.59 ALL214	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.28 ALL189	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.72 ALL60	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$1.08 ALL89	+31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.79 ALL65	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.66 ALL54	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.46 ALL39	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.55 ALL45	-15.8%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 56.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$8.27 ALL686	+76.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$11.68 ALL968	-68.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$35,027.69 ALL2,903,811	-5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$37.82 ALL3,135	+225.3%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 21.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$17.01 ALL1,410	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$313.34 ALL25,976	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$305.30 ALL25,310	-5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$49.24 ALL4,082	-28.3%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$90.39 ALL7,493	-85.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$1,807.72 ALL149,861	-86.5%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.41 ALL200	-13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$1.81 ALL150	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$4.22 ALL350	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$42.18 ALL3,497	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$7.23 ALL599	-10.3%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$48.21 ALL3,996	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$12.05 ALL999	-68.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$72.31 ALL5,994	-30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$144.62 ALL11,989	+58.1%
Average			-14.7%

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