Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Croatia

Zadar vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Zadar is 66.2% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% more in Zadar
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Zadar
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Zadar
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Zadar
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Zadar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% more in Zadar
Clothing: pay 42.4% more in Zadar

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

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Zadar vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Zadar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$14.56 HRK97.59	+58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$7.84 HRK52.55	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$2.96 HRK19.84	+64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$2.15 HRK14.39	+223.4%
Average			+58.8%

Shkoder vs. Zadar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Zadar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$1.68 HRK11.26	+75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$5.46 HRK36.58	+52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$4.35 HRK29.17	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$3.86 HRK25.88	+46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$4.40 HRK29.51	+96.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.88 HRK5.88	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.70 HRK4.71	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.97 HRK6.47	+28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.16 HRK7.75	+73.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$1.01 HRK6.80	+115.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.61 HRK4.09	+10.0%
Average			+31.5%

Shkoder vs. Zadar - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Zadar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$6.92 HRK46.38	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$44.59 HRK298.92	+297.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$26,300.35 HRK176K	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$21.27 HRK142.63	-37.5%
Average			+17.6%

Shkoder vs. Zadar - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Shkoder	Zadar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$40.07 HRK268.62	+134.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$891.76 HRK5,978.45	+87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$687.97 HRK4,612.20	+122.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$138.04 HRK925.45	+195.6%
Average			+117.2%

Shkoder vs. Zadar - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Zadar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$242.61 HRK1,626.48	+164.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$6,830.39 HRK45,791.73	+272.8%
Average			+214.2%

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pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Zadar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$3.36 HRK22.52	+83.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$2.48 HRK16.61	+32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$5.60 HRK37.53	+31.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$55.99 HRK375.34	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$10.74 HRK71.99	+46.5%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 42.4% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Zadar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$89.58 HRK600.55	+83.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$36.20 HRK242.72	+196.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$103.58 HRK694.38	+41.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$78.38 HRK525.48	-46.5%
Average			+42.4%

Shkoder vs. Zadar - Cost of clothing

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