Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 91.5% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 69.8% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 45.6% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 51.3% more in Gothenburg

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

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Gothenburg vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.3% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$13.00 SEK128.83	+41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$12.45 SEK123.38	+103.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$2.88 SEK28.60	+60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$2.31 SEK22.90	+248.2%
Average			+78.3%

Shkoder vs. Gothenburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.8% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$2.75 SEK27.25	+187.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$5.67 SEK56.20	+58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$6.33 SEK62.75	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$3.85 SEK38.18	+45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$5.16 SEK51.20	+130.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$1.38 SEK13.65	+90.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$1.11 SEK11.04	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$1.33 SEK13.21	+77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.98 SEK19.64	+198.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.81 SEK8.00	+71.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.75 SEK7.40	+34.7%
Average			+69.8%

Shkoder vs. Gothenburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.6% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$6.72 SEK66.57	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$85.98 SEK852.25	+665.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$19.55 SEK193.80	-42.5%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Shkoder	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$33.52 SEK332.26	+96.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	+196.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$79.29 SEK785.96	+69.8%
Average			+135.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	+140.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	+139.3%
Average			+139.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$6.95 SEK68.87	+279.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$4.95 SEK49.02	+165.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$8.30 SEK82.25	+94.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$35.01 SEK347.09	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$18.44 SEK182.84	+151.7%
Average			+103.2%

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pay 51.3% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$88.19 SEK874.24	+80.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$32.97 SEK326.84	+169.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$87.70 SEK869.34	+19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	-10.1%
Average			+51.3%

Shkoder vs. Gothenburg - Cost of clothing

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