Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Bulgaria

Sunny Beach vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 16.5% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% more in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 22.2% more in Sunny Beach
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% more in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Sunny Beach

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

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Sunny Beach vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunny Beach instead of Shkoder, you would:

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$8.59 BGN14.94	-6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$9.63 BGN16.76	+57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$1.79 BGN3.11	-1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.54 BGN2.68	+131.9%
Average			+23.8%

Shkoder vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$0.77 BGN1.34	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$4.29 BGN7.47	+19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$6.76 BGN11.77	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$3.67 BGN6.39	+39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$3.81 BGN6.62	+69.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.76 BGN1.32	+5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.83 BGN1.45	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.89 BGN1.54	+18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.17 BGN2.04	+76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.48 BGN0.83	+1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.48 BGN0.84	-12.5%
Average			+11.7%

Shkoder vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$5.93 BGN10.31	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$6.30 BGN10.96	-81.5%
Average			-34.6%

Shkoder vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.2% more for housing

	Shkoder	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$15.46 BGN26.91	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$571.04 BGN993.77	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$342.62 BGN596.26	+10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$86.09 BGN149.82	+84.4%
Average			+22.2%

Shkoder vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$514.02 BGN894.53	+461.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	+198.2%
Average			+309.0%

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$2.29 BGN3.98	+24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$2.83 BGN4.93	+51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$4.01 BGN6.98	-6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$9.15 BGN15.93	+24.9%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$33.59 BGN58.46	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$41.97 BGN73.04	+243.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$96.32 BGN167.62	+31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$104.14 BGN181.23	-28.9%
Average			+21.9%

Shkoder vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of clothing

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