Cost of living comparison
London is 7.0 times more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in London instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Shkoder
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.84
ALL449
|
$25.22
£19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$10.09
£7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$2.54
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ALL60
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 77.2% more for groceries
Shkoder
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
$1.96
£1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
ALL362
|
$4.74
£3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
ALL641
|
$6.34
£4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
ALL294
|
$3.99
£3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ALL245
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$1.47
£1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
ALL66
|
$1.48
£1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ALL40
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
ALL39
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
Shkoder
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.85
ALL728
|
$7.20
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
ALL1,004
|
$252.24
£198.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,465.67
ALL3,011,989
|
$34,406.00
£27,012.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.37
ALL4,395
|
$25.33
£19.88
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Shkoder
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.82
ALL1,375
|
$39.12
£30.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$316.50
ALL29,363
|
$2,697.16
£2,117.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.66
ALL25,018
|
$2,027.26
£1,591.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.20
ALL6,142
|
$284.51
£223.37
|
|
pay 27.0 times more for childcare
Shkoder
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.10
ALL7,988
|
$2,321.07
£1,822.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$25,293.41
£19,858.21
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Shkoder
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
ALL251
|
$8.20
£6.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
ALL115
|
$4.56
£3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.44
ALL320
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.67
ALL3,495
|
$58.95
£46.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
ALL599
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
Shkoder
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.39
ALL3,561
|
$103.07
£80.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.59
ALL3,673
|
$49.65
£38.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.69
ALL7,672
|
$112.31
£88.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.54
ALL12,482
|
$123.32
£96.82
|
|
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