Cost of living comparison

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Lima vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 46.3% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Lima
Housing: pay 42.2% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 44.1% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Shkoder	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.03 ALL500	$4.28 PEN14.40	-28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 ALL400	$7.14 PEN24.00	+48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 ALL148	$1.01 PEN3.38	-43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL63	$0.65 PEN2.19	-14.5%
Average			-9.7%

Shkoder vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 ALL82	$2.67 PEN8.96	+169.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL297	$4.52 PEN15.19	+26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ALL645	$5.76 PEN19.35	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.59 ALL214	$2.96 PEN9.96	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ALL189	$2.63 PEN8.85	+15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL60	$1.02 PEN3.41	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 ALL89	$0.51 PEN1.71	-52.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ALL65	$0.58 PEN1.94	-27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.56 PEN1.89	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL39	$0.46 PEN1.55	-0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.43 PEN1.46	-20.6%
Average			+11.3%

Shkoder vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL686	$5.20 PEN17.47	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.68 ALL968	$22.85 PEN76.80	+95.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,027.69 ALL2,903,811	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	-42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.82 ALL3,135	$21.70 PEN72.96	-42.6%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 42.2% more for housing

	Shkoder	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.01 ALL1,410	$24.99 PEN83.99	+46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.34 ALL25,976	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	+111.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.30 ALL25,310	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	+22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.24 ALL4,082	$43.53 PEN146.32	-11.6%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.39 ALL7,493	$192.22 PEN646.12	+112.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,807.72 ALL149,861	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	+354.5%
Average			+233.6%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 ALL200	$2.28 PEN7.68	-5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ALL150	$2.61 PEN8.79	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.22 ALL350	$5.71 PEN19.20	+35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.18 ALL3,497	$31.13 PEN104.63	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.23 ALL599	$7.14 PEN24.00	-1.3%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 44.1% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.21 ALL3,996	$51.07 PEN171.67	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.05 ALL999	$35.74 PEN120.12	+196.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.31 ALL5,994	$83.99 PEN282.33	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.62 ALL11,989	$83.70 PEN281.35	-42.1%
Average			+44.1%

Shkoder vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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