Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Czech Republic

Plzen vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Plzen is 62.9% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% more in Plzen
Groceries: pay 33.2% more in Plzen
Transportation: pay 4.2% more in Plzen
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Plzen
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Plzen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% more in Plzen
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Plzen

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

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Plzen vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Plzen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$11.46 CZK248.12	+25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$9.17 CZK198.50	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$2.04 CZK44.14	+13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.78 CZK38.46	+167.8%
Average			+42.5%

Shkoder vs. Plzen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.2% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Plzen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$1.63 CZK35.19	+70.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$6.88 CZK148.87	+92.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$4.19 CZK90.74	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$3.94 CZK85.35	+49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$4.54 CZK98.24	+102.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.97 CZK21.01	+34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.83 CZK17.93	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.99 CZK21.33	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.58 CZK34.28	+138.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.56 CZK12.15	+19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.56 CZK12.15	+1.4%
Average			+33.2%

Shkoder vs. Plzen - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Plzen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$7.02 CZK151.89	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$27.51 CZK595.49	+145.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$30,443.43 CZK659K	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$13.07 CZK282.86	-61.6%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Shkoder	Plzen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$16.32 CZK353.21	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$722.84 CZK15,646.16	+51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$700.19 CZK15,155.76	+126.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$209.53 CZK4,535.29	+348.7%
Average			+104.7%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Plzen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$328.55 CZK7,111.50	+258.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$10,821.07 CZK234K	+490.6%
Average			+360.2%

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Plzen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$2.75 CZK59.55	+50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$3.07 CZK66.44	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$6.88 CZK148.87	+60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$60.02 CZK1,299.25	+40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$11.46 CZK248.12	+56.4%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Plzen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$78.65 CZK1,702.49	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$43.18 CZK934.59	+253.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$85.40 CZK1,848.49	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$110.43 CZK2,390.22	-24.7%
Average			+49.5%

Shkoder vs. Plzen - Cost of clothing

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