Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 39.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of France, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$4.84
ALL446
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.65
ALL60
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
France
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$3.91
ALL360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$6.91
ALL637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$3.17
ALL292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$2.64
ALL244
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.71
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.43
ALL40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.42
ALL39
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
France
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$7.85
ALL724
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$10.82
ALL997
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$32,465.67
ALL2,991,651
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$47.37
ALL4,365
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
France
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$14.82
ALL1,365
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$316.50
ALL29,165
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$269.66
ALL24,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$66.20
ALL6,101
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
France
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$86.10
ALL7,934
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
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pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$2.71
ALL249
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$1.24
ALL114
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$3.44
ALL317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$37.67
ALL3,471
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$6.46
ALL595
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
France
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$38.39
ALL3,537
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$39.59
ALL3,648
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$82.69
ALL7,620
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$134.54
ALL12,397
|
|
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