Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Albania

Shkoder vs. Harrow Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 61.1% cheaper than Harrow.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% less in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Shkoder
Housing: pay 78.8% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 93.9% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 46.6% less in Shkoder

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

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Shkoder vs. Harrow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.7% less for restaurants

	Harrow	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.82 £14.87	$9.16 ALL744	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$6.11 ALL496	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 £2.13	$1.80 ALL146	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 £1.49	$0.66 ALL54	-66.5%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Harrow	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 £1.39	$0.95 ALL78	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 £4.11	$3.58 ALL291	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.25 £4.69	$7.22 ALL587	+15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.95 £4.46	$2.64 ALL215	-55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$2.24 ALL182	-39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 £0.69	$0.72 ALL59	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 £0.45	$1.03 ALL83	+71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 £0.61	$0.75 ALL61	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 £1.80	$0.66 ALL54	-72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 £0.45	$0.47 ALL38	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.53	$0.55 ALL45	-21.9%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Harrow	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.24 £5.43	$8.24 ALL669	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.23 ALL912
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,234.45 £30,187.91	$33,688.30 ALL3M	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.93 £33.71	$34.02 ALL2,763	-24.3%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 78.8% less for housing

	Harrow	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.64 £29.74	$17.07 ALL1,386	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,290.49 £1,718.56	$476.36 ALL38,688	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,805.96 £1,355.01	$309.43 ALL25,131	-82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.58 £113.73	$46.69 ALL3,792	-69.2%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 93.9% less for childcare

	Harrow	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,916.08 £1,437.64	$91.61 ALL7,440	-95.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,785.86 £17,846.53	$1,832.14 ALL149K	-92.3%
Average			-93.9%

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pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Harrow	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.47 £5.60	$1.83 ALL149	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 £3.50	$1.86 ALL151	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.86	$4.27 ALL347	-81.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.29 £59.49	$42.75 ALL3,472	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.88 £10.41	$7.33 ALL595	-47.2%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 46.6% less for clothing

	Harrow	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.29 £59.49	$48.86 ALL3,968	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.46 £44.62	$12.21 ALL992	-79.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.71 £79.32	$73.29 ALL5,952	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.57 £118.98	$146.57 ALL11,904	-7.6%
Average			-46.6%

Harrow vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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