Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Albania

Shkoder vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 52.8% more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 55.6% more in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.9% more in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Shkoder

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Shkoder are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Shkoder.

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Shkoder vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shkoder instead of Hai Phong, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$9.16 ALL744	+495.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$6.11 ALL496	+44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$1.80 ALL146	+267.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.66 ALL54	+117.2%
Average			+212.2%

Hai Phong vs. Shkoder - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$0.95 ALL78	+95.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$3.58 ALL291	-31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$7.22 ALL587	+26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$2.64 ALL215	+79.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$2.24 ALL182	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$0.72 ALL59	-52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$1.03 ALL83	+113.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.75 ALL61	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.66 ALL54	+30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.47 ALL38	+8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.55 ALL45	+10.2%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$8.24 ALL669	+155.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	$11.23 ALL912	+94.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$33,688.30 ALL3M	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$34.02 ALL2,763	+531.4%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 55.6% more for housing

	Hai Phong	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$17.07 ALL1,386	+93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$476.36 ALL38,688	+95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$309.43 ALL25,131	+26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$46.69 ALL3,792	+36.0%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	Hai Phong	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$91.61 ALL7,440	-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$1,832.14 ALL149K	-60.3%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$1.83 ALL149	+138.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$1.86 ALL151	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$4.27 ALL347	+258.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$42.75 ALL3,472	+85.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$7.33 ALL595	+73.1%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$48.86 ALL3,968	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$12.21 ALL992	-42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$73.29 ALL5,952	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$146.57 ALL11,904	+90.4%
Average			+0.4%

Hai Phong vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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