Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.8 times more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Shkoder
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.84
ALL446
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ALL60
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Shkoder
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
ALL360
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
ALL637
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
ALL292
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ALL244
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ALL78
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
ALL66
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ALL40
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
ALL39
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Shkoder
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.85
ALL724
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
ALL997
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,465.67
ALL2,991,651
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.37
ALL4,365
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Shkoder
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.82
ALL1,365
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$316.50
ALL29,165
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.66
ALL24,849
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.20
ALL6,101
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Shkoder
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.10
ALL7,934
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Shkoder
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
ALL249
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
ALL114
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.44
ALL317
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.67
ALL3,471
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
ALL595
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 84.1% more for clothing
Shkoder
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.39
ALL3,537
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.59
ALL3,648
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.69
ALL7,620
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.54
ALL12,397
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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