Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Albania

Shkoder vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 12.4% cheaper than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 60.0% more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 76.0% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Shkoder

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Shkoder are more expensive than in Ko Phan Ghan. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Shkoder.

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Shkoder vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shkoder instead of Ko Phan Ghan, you would:

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$9.16 ALL744	+157.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$6.11 ALL496	-23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$1.80 ALL146	+96.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.66 ALL54	+39.1%
Average			+53.7%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Shkoder - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$0.95 ALL78	-19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$3.58 ALL291	-63.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$7.22 ALL587	+13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.64 ALL215	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$2.24 ALL182	+108.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$0.72 ALL59	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$1.03 ALL83	+153.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.75 ALL61	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$0.66 ALL54	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$0.47 ALL38	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.55 ALL45	-9.3%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$8.24 ALL669	+60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.23 ALL912
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$33,688.30 ALL3M	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$34.02 ALL2,763	+201.4%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$17.07 ALL1,386	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$476.36 ALL38,688	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$309.43 ALL25,131	-51.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$46.69 ALL3,792	+6.3%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 76.0% less for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$91.61 ALL7,440	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$1,832.14 ALL149K	-68.4%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$1.83 ALL149	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$1.86 ALL151	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$4.27 ALL347	+105.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$42.75 ALL3,472	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$7.33 ALL595	-3.3%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$48.86 ALL3,968	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$12.21 ALL992	-57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$73.29 ALL5,952	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$146.57 ALL11,904	+66.8%
Average			-19.4%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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