Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Albania

Shkoder vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 56.3% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% less in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 33.1% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Shkoder
Housing: pay 79.5% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 95.1% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 47.0% less in Shkoder

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

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Shkoder vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.3% less for restaurants

	London	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.07	$6.03 ALL497	-77.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.28	$4.82 ALL397	-56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.78 ALL147	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$0.76 ALL63	-60.4%
Average			-59.3%

London vs. Shkoder - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.1% less for groceries

	London	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$0.99 ALL81	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.16	$3.58 ALL295	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.94	$7.78 ALL642	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.77	$2.59 ALL213	-48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.97	$2.28 ALL188	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$0.72 ALL60	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.08 ALL89	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.79 ALL65	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.66 ALL54	-60.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.46 ALL38	-38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.55 ALL45	-34.3%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	London	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.35	$8.27 ALL682	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.60	$11.68 ALL962	-95.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,378.51	$35,027.69 ALL3M	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.84	$37.82 ALL3,117	+19.1%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 79.5% less for housing

	London	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.16	$17.01 ALL1,402	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,314.72	$313.34 ALL25,828	-89.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,756.93	$305.30 ALL25,166	-87.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £192.09	$49.24 ALL4,059	-80.8%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 95.1% less for childcare

	London	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,862.57	$90.39 ALL7,450	-96.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,406.41	$1,807.72 ALL149K	-93.7%
Average			-95.1%

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pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.52	$2.41 ALL199	-72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.91	$1.81 ALL149	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.06	$4.22 ALL348	-81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.77	$42.18 ALL3,477	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.05	$7.23 ALL596	-63.9%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 47.0% less for clothing

	London	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.17	$48.21 ALL3,974	-58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.06	$12.05 ALL993	-76.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.57	$72.31 ALL5,960	-42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.78	$144.62 ALL11,921	-10.1%
Average			-47.0%

London vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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