Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 33.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Italy, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$4.84
ALL446
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.65
ALL60
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$3.91
ALL360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$6.91
ALL637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$3.17
ALL292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.64
ALL244
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.71
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.43
ALL40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.42
ALL39
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Italy
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$7.85
ALL724
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$10.82
ALL997
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$32,465.67
ALL2,991,651
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$47.37
ALL4,365
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Italy
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$14.82
ALL1,365
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$316.50
ALL29,165
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$269.66
ALL24,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$66.20
ALL6,101
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$86.10
ALL7,934
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
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pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$2.71
ALL249
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.24
ALL114
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$3.44
ALL317
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$37.67
ALL3,471
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$6.46
ALL595
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Italy
|
Shkoder
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$38.39
ALL3,537
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$39.59
ALL3,648
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$82.69
ALL7,620
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$134.54
ALL12,397
|
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