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Shkoder vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 66.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Shkoder

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

Shkoder vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$6.03 ALL496	+218.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$4.82 ALL397	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.78 ALL147	+276.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.76 ALL63	+210.4%
Average			+179.2%

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$0.99 ALL81	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$3.58 ALL295	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$7.78 ALL641	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.59 ALL213	+71.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.28 ALL188	+43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$0.72 ALL60	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$1.08 ALL89	+128.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.79 ALL65	+19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.66 ALL54	+31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.46 ALL38	+5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.55 ALL45	+18.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$8.27 ALL681	+158.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$11.68 ALL961	+54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$35,027.69 ALL2,883,809	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$37.82 ALL3,114	+574.6%
Average			+194.8%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Hanoi	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$17.01 ALL1,400	+96.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$313.34 ALL25,797	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$305.30 ALL25,135	+18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$49.24 ALL4,054	-12.5%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$90.39 ALL7,441	-61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$1,807.72 ALL148,829	-84.7%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.41 ALL198	+154.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$1.81 ALL149	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$4.22 ALL347	+218.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$42.18 ALL3,473	+51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$7.23 ALL595	+90.9%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$48.21 ALL3,969	+15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$12.05 ALL992	-47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$72.31 ALL5,953	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$144.62 ALL11,906	+99.8%
Average			+12.8%

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