Cost of living comparison

South Africa

compared to

Albania

Shkoder vs. Stellenbosch Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 12.4% cheaper than Stellenbosch.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 34.9% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 47.7% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Shkoder

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

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Shkoder vs. Stellenbosch Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Stellenbosch	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZAR119.11	$9.16 ALL746	+27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 ZAR79.41	$6.11 ALL497	+27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZAR15.88	$1.80 ALL147	+87.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZAR12.24	$0.66 ALL54	-10.5%
Average			+27.6%

Stellenbosch vs. Shkoder - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Stellenbosch	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 ZAR18.61	$0.95 ALL78	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR72.52	$3.58 ALL292	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR82.49	$7.22 ALL588	+44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ZAR47.51	$2.64 ALL215	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 ZAR43.52	$2.24 ALL183	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.05	$0.72 ALL59	-8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR10.80	$1.03 ALL84	+56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.74	$0.75 ALL61	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR11.70	$0.66 ALL54	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ZAR7.88	$0.47 ALL38	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.25	$0.55 ALL45	-18.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Stellenbosch	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 ZAR87.63	$8.24 ALL671	+55.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.23 ALL914
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	$33,688.30 ALL3M	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR208.45	$34.02 ALL2,771	+169.6%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 34.9% less for housing

	Stellenbosch	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.05 ZAR562.57	$17.07 ALL1,390	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$681.00 ZAR11,249.72	$476.36 ALL38,790	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.71 ZAR7,940.98	$309.43 ALL25,197	-35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.26 ZAR1,276.23	$46.69 ALL3,802	-39.6%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

	Stellenbosch	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.38 ZAR4,317.91	$91.61 ALL7,460	-65.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,343.44 ZAR38,712.27	$1,832.14 ALL149K	-21.8%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Stellenbosch	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 ZAR44.67	$1.83 ALL149	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 ZAR34.00	$1.86 ALL152	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.56	$4.27 ALL348	+18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.54 ZAR471.50	$42.75 ALL3,481	+49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.71 ZAR143.93	$7.33 ALL597	-15.9%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Stellenbosch	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.84 ZAR872.86	$48.86 ALL3,978	-7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.04 ZAR479.77	$12.21 ALL995	-57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR1,979.73	$73.29 ALL5,968	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.13 ZAR1,488.93	$146.57 ALL11,935	+62.6%
Average			-21.1%

Stellenbosch vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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