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Albania

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Lithuania

Siauliai vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Siauliai is 21.5% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in Siauliai
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Siauliai
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Siauliai
Housing: pay 13.7% more in Siauliai
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Siauliai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Siauliai
Clothing: pay 33.5% more in Siauliai

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

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Siauliai vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Siauliai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$7.84 €6.98	-14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$7.00 €6.23	+14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$1.87 €1.66	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.12 €1.00	+68.7%
Average			+3.4%

Shkoder vs. Siauliai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Shkoder	Siauliai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$1.34 €1.20	+40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$5.21 €4.63	+45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$3.77 €3.36	-47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$3.28 €2.92	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$3.84 €3.41	+71.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.86 €0.77	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.66 €0.58	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.78 €0.70	+4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.76 €0.68	+14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.43 €0.38	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.25 €0.23	-54.2%
Average			-1.4%

Shkoder vs. Siauliai - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Siauliai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$6.98 €6.21	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$32.47 €28.90	+189.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$12.04 €10.71	-64.6%
Average			+4.1%

Shkoder vs. Siauliai - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.7% more for housing

	Shkoder	Siauliai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$14.93 €13.29	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$419.90 €373.73	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$302.33 €269.08	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$170.67 €151.90	+265.5%
Average			+13.7%

Shkoder vs. Siauliai - Cost of housing

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Siauliai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$646.49 €575.40	+605.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	+518.0%
Average			+560.4%

Shkoder vs. Siauliai - Cost of childcare

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Siauliai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$5.60 €4.98	+205.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$3.36 €2.99	+80.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$6.27 €5.58	+46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$28.55 €25.41	-33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$10.08 €8.97	+37.5%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 33.5% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Siauliai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$67.18 €59.80	+37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$33.59 €29.90	+175.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$89.58 €79.73	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$100.78 €89.69	-31.2%
Average			+33.5%

Shkoder vs. Siauliai - Cost of clothing

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