Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 27.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 81.0% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$4.84
ALL446
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.65
ALL60
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$3.91
ALL360
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$6.91
ALL637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$3.17
ALL292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$2.64
ALL244
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$0.71
ALL66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.43
ALL40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.42
ALL39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$7.85
ALL724
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$10.82
ALL997
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$32,465.67
ALL2,991,651
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$47.37
ALL4,365
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$14.82
ALL1,365
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$316.50
ALL29,165
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$269.66
ALL24,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$66.20
ALL6,101
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$86.10
ALL7,934
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$2.71
ALL249
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$1.24
ALL114
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$3.44
ALL317
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$37.67
ALL3,471
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$6.46
ALL595
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$38.39
ALL3,537
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$39.59
ALL3,648
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$82.69
ALL7,620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$134.54
ALL12,397
|
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