Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Macedonia

Tetovo vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Tetovo is 6.0% cheaper than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% less in Tetovo
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Tetovo
Transportation: pay 27.1% less in Tetovo
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Tetovo
Childcare: pay 68.3% more in Tetovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Tetovo
Clothing: pay 43.1% more in Tetovo

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

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Tetovo vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

	Shkoder	Tetovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$7.27 MKD398.65	-20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$5.72 MKD313.94	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$1.53 MKD83.72	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.95 MKD52.32	+43.8%
Average			-10.1%

Shkoder vs. Tetovo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Shkoder	Tetovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$0.65 MKD35.63	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$3.63 MKD199.33	+1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$4.71 MKD258.05	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$2.07 MKD113.32	-21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$2.37 MKD129.97	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.64 MKD35.26	-11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.64 MKD35.19	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.44 MKD24.11	-41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.87 MKD47.64	+30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.39 MKD21.34	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.33 MKD18.08	-40.5%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 27.1% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Tetovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$5.52 MKD302.76	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$10.90 MKD597.98	-2.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$5.45 MKD298.99	-84.0%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Shkoder	Tetovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	+11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$351.37 MKD19,268.21	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$272.62 MKD14,949.47	-11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+156.0%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 68.3% more for childcare

	Shkoder	Tetovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$218.09 MKD11,959.58	+138.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$2,180.93 MKD120K	+19.0%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Tetovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$2.18 MKD119.60	+19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$1.53 MKD83.72	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$3.00 MKD164.44	-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$69.67 MKD3,820.42	+63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$5.45 MKD298.99	-25.6%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 43.1% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Tetovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$63.61 MKD3,488.21	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	+201.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	+38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$112.67 MKD6,178.49	-23.1%
Average			+43.1%

Shkoder vs. Tetovo - Cost of clothing

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