Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 4.2 times more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 74.9% more for restaurants
Shkoder
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.84
ALL449
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ALL60
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Shkoder
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
ALL362
|
$9.16
SGD12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
ALL641
|
$10.85
SGD14.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
ALL294
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ALL245
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
ALL66
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ALL40
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
ALL39
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Shkoder
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.85
ALL728
|
$8.01
SGD10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
ALL1,004
|
$95.32
SGD129.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,465.67
ALL3,011,989
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,416.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.37
ALL4,395
|
$9.23
SGD12.50
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Shkoder
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.82
ALL1,375
|
$35.83
SGD48.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$316.50
ALL29,363
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,721.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.66
ALL25,018
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,732.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.20
ALL6,142
|
$116.07
SGD157.09
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for childcare
Shkoder
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.10
ALL7,988
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,504.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,905.57
SGD37,767.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Shkoder
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
ALL251
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
ALL115
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.44
ALL320
|
$12.29
SGD16.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.67
ALL3,495
|
$103.58
SGD140.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
ALL599
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Shkoder
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.39
ALL3,561
|
$67.87
SGD91.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.59
ALL3,673
|
$43.81
SGD59.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.69
ALL7,672
|
$93.40
SGD126.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.54
ALL12,482
|
$105.69
SGD143.04
|
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