Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Malaysia

Selangor vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Selangor is 0.6% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% less in Selangor
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Selangor
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Selangor
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Selangor
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Selangor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% more in Selangor
Clothing: pay 31.4% more in Selangor

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

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Selangor vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% less for restaurants

	Shkoder	Selangor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$4.28 MYR17.49	-53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$3.92 MYR15.99	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$0.81 MYR3.30	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.45 MYR1.83	-32.4%
Average			-46.1%

Shkoder vs. Selangor - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Selangor
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$1.07 MYR4.37	+12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$7.00 MYR28.58	+95.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$7.13 MYR29.12	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$1.94 MYR7.91	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$2.02 MYR8.25	-9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$1.55 MYR6.32	+113.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.82 MYR3.34	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$1.04 MYR4.23	+38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.71 MYR2.91	+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.59 MYR2.41	+25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.48 MYR1.96	-13.2%
Average			+13.2%

Shkoder vs. Selangor - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Selangor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$2.90 MYR11.82	-64.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$12.24 MYR49.96	+9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$11.01 MYR44.96	-67.6%
Average			-32.5%

Shkoder vs. Selangor - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Shkoder	Selangor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$26.27 MYR107.27	+53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	+10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$47.56 MYR194.21	+1.9%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Selangor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$122.35 MYR499.58	+33.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	+293.7%
Average			+129.3%

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pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Selangor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$4.40 MYR17.99	+140.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$2.25 MYR9.19	+20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$4.40 MYR17.99	+3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$40.38 MYR164.86	-5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$5.02 MYR20.48	-31.6%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Selangor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$71.46 MYR291.78	+46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$41.92 MYR171.18	+243.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$78.22 MYR319.40	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$81.57 MYR333.06	-44.3%
Average			+31.4%

Shkoder vs. Selangor - Cost of clothing

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