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Albania

Shkoder vs. Pune Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 70.0% more expensive than Pune.

Restaurants: pay 97.5% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 82.7% more in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 84.4% more in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 23.9% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in Shkoder

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

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Shkoder vs. Pune Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.5% more for restaurants

	Pune	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 ₹392.58	$9.16 ALL744	+121.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.17 ₹490.73	$6.11 ALL496	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₹43.72	$1.80 ALL146	+291.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₹17.63	$0.66 ALL54	+257.5%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 82.7% more for groceries

	Pune	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 ₹54.38	$0.95 ALL78	+66.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 ₹291.12	$3.58 ALL291	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.77 ₹263.49	$7.22 ALL587	+160.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.05 ₹99.59	$2.64 ALL215	+152.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 ₹139.26	$2.24 ALL182	+52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 ₹117.66	$0.72 ALL59	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.27	$1.03 ALL83	+221.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ₹74.85	$0.75 ALL61	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.72	$0.66 ALL54	+220.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹18.23	$0.47 ALL38	+145.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹19.11	$0.55 ALL45	+175.4%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Pune	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₹398.12	$8.24 ALL669	+96.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,472.19	$11.23 ALL912	-27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,436.06 ₹1M	$33,688.30 ALL3M	+150.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.48 ₹235.55	$34.02 ALL2,763	+1271.6%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 84.4% more for housing

	Pune	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.79 ₹739.56	$17.07 ALL1,386	+119.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.54 ₹24,076.38	$476.36 ALL38,688	+87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.15 ₹15,493.01	$309.43 ALL25,131	+89.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.41 ₹2,887.74	$46.69 ALL3,792	+53.5%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

	Pune	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$125.85 ₹11,950.69	$91.61 ALL7,440	-27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,304.19 ₹219K	$1,832.14 ALL149K	-20.5%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Pune	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.84 ₹269.90	$1.83 ALL149	-35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 ₹202.18	$1.86 ALL151	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$4.27 ALL347	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.83 ₹1,978.01	$42.75 ALL3,472	+105.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.17 ₹490.73	$7.33 ALL595	+41.8%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	Pune	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.39 ₹2,696.12	$48.86 ALL3,968	+72.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.35 ₹2,502.66	$12.21 ALL992	-53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.69 ₹4,718.55	$73.29 ALL5,952	+47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.39 ₹3,550.51	$146.57 ALL11,904	+292.0%
Average			+46.5%

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