Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Uruguay

Maldonado vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Maldonado is 44.1% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 93.0% more in Maldonado
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Maldonado
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Maldonado
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Maldonado
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Maldonado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% more in Maldonado
Clothing: pay 66.6% more in Maldonado

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Maldonado are more expensive than in Shkoder. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Maldonado.

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Maldonado vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.0% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Maldonado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$15.00 UYU604.72	+63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$13.71 UYU552.87	+124.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$2.68 UYU108.11	+48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$2.05 UYU82.66	+209.0%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Maldonado
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$2.74 UYU110.47	+186.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$7.03 UYU283.55	+96.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$4.37 UYU176.18	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$4.09 UYU164.85	+54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$5.29 UYU213.26	+135.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$1.28 UYU51.67	+77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.99 UYU39.78	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.80 UYU32.15	+6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.44 UYU58.00	+116.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.92 UYU37.22	+96.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.93 UYU37.50	+67.9%
Average			+58.7%

Shkoder vs. Maldonado - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Maldonado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$8.25 UYU332.50	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	+344.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$6.89 UYU277.84	-79.7%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Shkoder	Maldonado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+161.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$423.88 UYU17,088.55	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$317.91 UYU12,816.42	+2.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	+88.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Maldonado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	+444.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$6,649.05 UYU268K	+262.9%
Average			+344.5%

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pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Maldonado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$2.99 UYU120.63	+63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$4.66 UYU187.82	+149.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$5.49 UYU221.15	+28.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$48.21 UYU1,943.40	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$12.22 UYU492.55	+66.7%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 66.6% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Maldonado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	+83.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	+206.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+69.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	-19.4%
Average			+66.6%

Shkoder vs. Maldonado - Cost of clothing

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