Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 68.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$4.84
ALL446
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.65
ALL60
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$3.91
ALL360
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$6.91
ALL637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$3.17
ALL292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.64
ALL244
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.71
ALL66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.43
ALL40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.42
ALL39
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$7.85
ALL724
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$10.82
ALL997
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$32,465.67
ALL2,991,651
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$47.37
ALL4,365
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$14.82
ALL1,365
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$316.50
ALL29,165
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$269.66
ALL24,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$66.20
ALL6,101
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$86.10
ALL7,934
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$2.71
ALL249
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$1.24
ALL114
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$3.44
ALL317
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$37.67
ALL3,471
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$6.46
ALL595
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$38.39
ALL3,537
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$39.59
ALL3,648
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$82.69
ALL7,620
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$134.54
ALL12,397
|
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