Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Japan

Kobe vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 42.2% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 59.9% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Shkoder	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$7.59 ¥1,200	-17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$4.87 ¥770	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$1.17 ¥184	-35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.60 ¥95	-9.4%
Average			-19.5%

Shkoder vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Shkoder	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$1.29 ¥204	+35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$6.33 ¥1,000	+76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$5.78 ¥913	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$2.05 ¥325	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$3.16 ¥499	+40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$3.53 ¥558	+388.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$1.36 ¥215	+32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$2.28 ¥360	+203.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$3.54 ¥559	+432.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$1.72 ¥272	+265.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$1.58 ¥249	+184.9%
Average			+102.0%

Shkoder vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$4.10 ¥648	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$63.27 ¥9,997	+463.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$28.47 ¥4,499	-16.3%
Average			+1.5%

Shkoder vs. Kobe - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.9% more for housing

	Shkoder	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$31.16 ¥4,923	+82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$687.49 ¥109K	+44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$463.95 ¥73,311	+49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$111.27 ¥17,583	+138.3%
Average			+59.9%

Shkoder vs. Kobe - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$322.65 ¥50,984	+252.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$6,149.41 ¥972K	+235.6%
Average			+243.8%

Shkoder vs. Kobe - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$2.06 ¥326	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$2.34 ¥370	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$3.48 ¥550	-18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$46.39 ¥7,331	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$11.39 ¥1,799	+55.4%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Shkoder	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$50.30 ¥7,948	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$25.31 ¥3,999	+107.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$45.97 ¥7,264	-37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$65.37 ¥10,330	-55.4%
Average			-12.1%

Shkoder vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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