Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Albania

Shkoder vs. Gdansk Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 39.5% cheaper than Gdansk.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Shkoder
Housing: pay 59.1% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 80.2% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 37.1% less in Shkoder

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Shkoder.

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Shkoder vs. Gdansk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Gdansk	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$9.16 ALL744	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN34.76	$6.11 ALL496	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 PLN8.94	$1.80 ALL146	-21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 PLN6.50	$0.66 ALL54	-60.3%
Average			-29.8%

Gdansk vs. Shkoder - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Gdansk	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 PLN5.13	$0.95 ALL78	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.84	$3.58 ALL291	-17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 PLN14.35	$7.22 ALL587	+95.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 PLN14.84	$2.64 ALL215	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 PLN11.58	$2.24 ALL182	-24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PLN2.24	$0.72 ALL59	+25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 PLN3.13	$1.03 ALL83	+27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 PLN3.60	$0.75 ALL61	-19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 PLN5.53	$0.66 ALL54	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.45	$0.47 ALL38	+26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.91	$0.55 ALL45	+12.4%
Average			-5.8%

Gdansk vs. Shkoder - Cost of groceries

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pay about the same for transportation

	Gdansk	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.22 PLN24.16	$8.24 ALL669	+32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.43 PLN118.20	$11.23 ALL912	-63.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN119K	$33,688.30 ALL3M	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 PLN39.33	$34.02 ALL2,763	+236.0%

Gdansk vs. Shkoder - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.1% less for housing

	Gdansk	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 PLN79.88	$17.07 ALL1,386	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$990.51 PLN3,847.84	$476.36 ALL38,688	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.56 PLN2,927.37	$309.43 ALL25,131	-58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.23 PLN867.19	$46.69 ALL3,792	-79.1%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 80.2% less for childcare

	Gdansk	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.11 PLN2,059.33	$91.61 ALL7,440	-82.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,037.97 PLN31,225.23	$1,832.14 ALL149K	-77.2%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Gdansk	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.84 PLN14.90	$1.83 ALL149	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 PLN16.04	$1.86 ALL151	-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 PLN22.84	$4.27 ALL347	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 PLN172.08	$42.75 ALL3,472	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN29.80	$7.33 ALL595	-4.5%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

	Gdansk	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.51 PLN343.83	$48.86 ALL3,968	-44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 PLN185.41	$12.21 ALL992	-74.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.90 PLN360.88	$73.29 ALL5,952	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.52 PLN406.02	$146.57 ALL11,904	+40.2%
Average			-37.1%

Gdansk vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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