Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Georgia

Kobuleti vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Kobuleti is 0.7% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in Kobuleti
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Kobuleti
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Kobuleti
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Kobuleti
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Kobuleti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Kobuleti
Clothing: pay 67.3% more in Kobuleti

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

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Kobuleti vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Kobuleti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$11.26 GEL29.17	+22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$9.71 GEL25.15	+59.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$1.06 GEL2.75	-41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.58 GEL1.49	-13.1%
Average			+20.7%

Shkoder vs. Kobuleti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Shkoder	Kobuleti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$0.73 GEL1.89	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$4.94 GEL12.80	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$8.04 GEL20.81	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$2.71 GEL7.02	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$2.76 GEL7.16	+23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.69 GEL1.78	-5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.83 GEL2.14	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.67 GEL1.75	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.99 GEL2.55	+48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.39 GEL1.01	-17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.32 GEL0.84	-41.7%
Average			-2.9%

Shkoder vs. Kobuleti - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Kobuleti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$5.55 GEL14.38	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$11.65 GEL30.17	+3.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$15,922.33 GEL41,238.83	-52.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$6.45 GEL16.70	-81.1%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Shkoder	Kobuleti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$16.12 GEL41.74	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$413.72 GEL1,071.54	-13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$283.72 GEL734.83	-8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$60.91 GEL157.77	+30.5%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Kobuleti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$298.60 GEL773.37	+226.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$3,186.89 GEL8,254.05	+73.9%
Average			+138.1%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Kobuleti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$2.14 GEL5.53	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$3.53 GEL9.13	+89.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$3.30 GEL8.55	-22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$48.35 GEL125.23	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$6.80 GEL17.60	-7.3%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 67.3% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Kobuleti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$94.34 GEL244.34	+93.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$39.09 GEL101.25	+220.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$116.80 GEL302.52	+59.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$116.50 GEL301.75	-20.5%
Average			+67.3%

Shkoder vs. Kobuleti - Cost of clothing

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