Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 50.5% more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.90
ALL370
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.83
ALL268
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ALL125
|
$1.57
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
ALL53
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
ALL271
|
$4.26
ALL404
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
ALL437
|
$6.34
ALL601
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
ALL202
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
ALL234
|
$3.10
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.91
ALL86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL68
|
$0.65
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ALL58
|
$0.64
ALL61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ALL28
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
ALL28
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
ALL750
|
$8.27
ALL784
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.75
ALL924
|
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,520.88
ALL1,756,016
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,973,544
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.62
ALL1,386
|
$26.32
ALL2,495
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
ALL1,602
|
$16.74
ALL1,587
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.45
ALL20,333
|
$496.12
ALL47,039
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.03
ALL19,913
|
$320.47
ALL30,385
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.87
ALL9,659
|
$72.54
ALL6,877
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.85
ALL9,088
|
$203.42
ALL19,287
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,079.54
ALL197,167
|
$3,770.26
ALL357,468
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
ALL139
|
$1.95
ALL185
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.02
ALL97
|
$1.51
ALL144
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
ALL296
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.12
ALL3,235
|
$40.37
ALL3,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.92
ALL277
|
$7.21
ALL684
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
|
Shkoder
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.39
ALL3,165
|
$52.10
ALL4,940
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
ALL2,888
|
$38.16
ALL3,618
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.66
ALL6,984
|
$83.51
ALL7,918
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.45
ALL6,585
|
$96.12
ALL9,113
|
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