Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.5 times more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Shkoder
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.90
ALL364
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.83
ALL264
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ALL123
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 90.1% more for groceries
Shkoder
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
ALL267
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
ALL430
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
ALL199
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
ALL231
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ALL57
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ALL28
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
ALL27
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Shkoder
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
ALL738
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.75
ALL910
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,520.88
ALL1,728,570
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.62
ALL1,365
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Shkoder
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
ALL1,577
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.45
ALL20,015
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.03
ALL19,602
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.87
ALL9,508
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Shkoder
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.85
ALL8,946
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,079.54
ALL194,085
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Shkoder
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
ALL136
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.02
ALL96
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
ALL291
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.12
ALL3,184
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.92
ALL273
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Shkoder
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.39
ALL3,116
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
ALL2,843
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.66
ALL6,874
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.45
ALL6,482
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
|
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