Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Albania

Shkoder vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 0.6% cheaper than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 85.4% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 48.2% more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 56.4% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 23.9% less in Shkoder

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Shkoder are more expensive than in Selangor. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Shkoder. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Shkoder.

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Shkoder vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.4% more for restaurants

	Selangor	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 MYR17.49	$9.16 ALL744	+113.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.92 MYR15.99	$6.11 ALL496	+56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.80 ALL146	+123.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MYR1.83	$0.66 ALL54	+47.9%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Selangor	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.37	$0.95 ALL78	-10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$3.58 ALL291	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.13 MYR29.12	$7.22 ALL587	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MYR7.91	$2.64 ALL215	+36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$2.24 ALL182	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$0.72 ALL59	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.03 ALL83	+25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.75 ALL61	-27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.66 ALL54	-6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.47 ALL38	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.96	$0.55 ALL45	+15.2%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 48.2% more for transportation

	Selangor	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 MYR11.82	$8.24 ALL669	+184.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$11.23 ALL912	-8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$33,688.30 ALL3M	-19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$34.02 ALL2,763	+209.0%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Selangor	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$17.07 ALL1,386	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	$476.36 ALL38,688	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	$309.43 ALL25,131	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$46.69 ALL3,792	-1.8%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 56.4% less for childcare

	Selangor	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.35 MYR499.58	$91.61 ALL7,440	-25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	$1,832.14 ALL149K	-74.6%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$1.83 ALL149	-58.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 MYR9.19	$1.86 ALL151	-17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$4.27 ALL347	-2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.38 MYR164.86	$42.75 ALL3,472	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$7.33 ALL595	+46.1%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 23.9% less for clothing

	Selangor	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$48.86 ALL3,968	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$12.21 ALL992	-70.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 MYR319.40	$73.29 ALL5,952	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.57 MYR333.06	$146.57 ALL11,904	+79.7%
Average			-23.9%

Selangor vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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