Cost of living comparison

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Shkoder vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 32.0% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% less in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Shkoder
Housing: pay 40.2% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 70.0% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Shkoder

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Shkoder.

Shkoder vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.05 ALL999	$6.03 ALL500	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.05 ALL999	$4.82 ALL400	-60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 ALL169	$1.78 ALL148	-12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ALL86	$0.76 ALL63	-26.5%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Tirana	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 ALL95	$0.99 ALL82	-14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 ALL558	$3.58 ALL297	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL686	$7.78 ALL645	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 ALL349	$2.59 ALL214	-38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 ALL304	$2.28 ALL189	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 ALL64	$0.72 ALL60	-6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ALL105	$1.08 ALL89	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 ALL81	$0.79 ALL65	-18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 ALL73	$0.66 ALL54	-25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ALL50	$0.46 ALL39	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$0.55 ALL45	-8.6%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Tirana	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 ALL679	$8.27 ALL686	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.28 ALL1,599	$11.68 ALL968	-39.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,989.79 ALL2,900,669	$35,027.69 ALL2,903,811	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.54 ALL2,697	$37.82 ALL3,135	+16.2%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 40.2% less for housing

	Tirana	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.93 ALL1,569	$17.01 ALL1,410	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$838.35 ALL69,500	$313.34 ALL25,976	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$548.59 ALL45,478	$305.30 ALL25,310	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.73 ALL7,273	$49.24 ALL4,082	-43.9%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 70.0% less for childcare

	Tirana	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.88 ALL25,938	$90.39 ALL7,493	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,810.16 ALL481,665	$1,807.72 ALL149,861	-68.9%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 ALL250	$2.41 ALL200	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ALL175	$1.81 ALL150	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 ALL370	$4.22 ALL350	-5.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.65 ALL4,862	$42.18 ALL3,497	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.04 ALL749	$7.23 ALL599	-20.0%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Tirana	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.30 ALL5,662	$48.21 ALL3,996	-29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.45 ALL3,934	$12.05 ALL999	-74.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.71 ALL8,929	$72.31 ALL5,994	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 ALL10,921	$144.62 ALL11,989	+9.8%
Average			-31.8%

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