Cost of living comparison

Albania

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South Africa

Stellenbosch vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 14.2% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 53.6% more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 91.0% more in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Stellenbosch

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

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Stellenbosch vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Shkoder	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL746	$7.21 ZAR119.11	-21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL497	$4.81 ZAR79.41	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL147	$0.96 ZAR15.88	-46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.74 ZAR12.24	+11.7%
Average			-21.6%

Shkoder vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$1.13 ZAR18.61	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL292	$4.39 ZAR72.52	+22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL588	$4.99 ZAR82.49	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$2.88 ZAR47.51	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL183	$2.63 ZAR43.52	+17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.79 ZAR13.05	+9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL84	$0.65 ZAR10.80	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.77 ZAR12.74	+2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.71 ZAR11.70	+6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.48 ZAR7.88	+1.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.68 ZAR11.25	+23.0%
Average			+1.8%

Shkoder vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL671	$5.30 ZAR87.63	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL914	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,771	$12.62 ZAR208.45	-62.9%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 53.6% more for housing

	Shkoder	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,390	$34.05 ZAR562.57	+99.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,790	$681.00 ZAR11,249.72	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,197	$480.71 ZAR7,940.98	+55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,802	$77.26 ZAR1,276.23	+65.5%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 91.0% more for childcare

	Shkoder	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,460	$261.38 ZAR4,317.91	+185.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$2,343.44 ZAR38,712.27	+27.9%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$2.70 ZAR44.67	+47.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL152	$2.06 ZAR34.00	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL348	$3.61 ZAR59.56	-15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,481	$28.54 ZAR471.50	-33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL597	$8.71 ZAR143.93	+18.9%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,978	$52.84 ZAR872.86	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL995	$29.04 ZAR479.77	+137.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,968	$119.84 ZAR1,979.73	+63.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,935	$90.13 ZAR1,488.93	-38.5%
Average			+26.8%

Shkoder vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of clothing

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