Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 27.5% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL637
|
$3.90
ALL364
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
$2.83
ALL264
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$1.32
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL398
|
$2.86
ALL267
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL592
|
$4.61
ALL430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$2.13
ALL199
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$2.47
ALL231
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.61
ALL57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.30
ALL28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.29
ALL27
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL772
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
$9.75
ALL910
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
$18,520.88
ALL1,728,570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
$14.62
ALL1,365
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
$16.90
ALL1,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
$214.45
ALL20,015
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
$210.03
ALL19,602
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
$101.87
ALL9,508
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
$95.85
ALL8,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
$2,079.54
ALL194,085
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$1.46
ALL136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$1.02
ALL96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$3.12
ALL291
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
$34.12
ALL3,184
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$2.92
ALL273
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
$33.39
ALL3,116
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
$30.46
ALL2,843
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
$73.66
ALL6,874
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
$69.45
ALL6,482
|
|
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