Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.9 times more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Australia instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Shkoder
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.90
ALL364
|
$15.31
A$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.83
ALL264
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ALL123
|
$2.45
A$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Shkoder
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
ALL267
|
$4.24
A$6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
ALL430
|
$5.00
A$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
ALL199
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
ALL231
|
$3.56
A$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.31
A$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ALL57
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ALL28
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
ALL27
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Shkoder
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
ALL738
|
$4.95
A$7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.75
ALL910
|
$81.92
A$124.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,520.88
ALL1,728,570
|
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.62
ALL1,365
|
$15.28
A$23.13
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Shkoder
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
ALL1,577
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.45
ALL20,015
|
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.03
ALL19,602
|
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.87
ALL9,508
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
Shkoder
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.85
ALL8,946
|
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,079.54
ALL194,085
|
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Shkoder
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
ALL136
|
$5.72
A$8.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.02
ALL96
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
ALL291
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.12
ALL3,184
|
$46.71
A$70.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.92
ALL273
|
$12.25
A$18.55
|
|
pay 60.7% more for clothing
Shkoder
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.39
ALL3,116
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
ALL2,843
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.66
ALL6,874
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.45
ALL6,482
|
$106.56
A$161.33
|
|
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