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Cost of Living Comparison Between Shkoder and Hangzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Shkoder and Hangzhou

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Shkoder is 12.3% more expensive than Hangzhou without rent, and 2.3% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Shkoder is 0.8% cheaper than Hangzhou without rent, and 13.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.03 ALLย 500
$3.41 ยฅ23.82
76.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.21 ALLย 2,674
$25.96 ยฅ181
24.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.75 ALLย 394
$4.77 ยฅ33.29
-0.42%
Cappuccino
$1.79 ALLย 149
$3.40 ยฅ23.73
-47.35%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 ALLย 130
$0.48 ยฅ3.33
227.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 ALLย 72.7
$0.27 ยฅ1.87
225.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.38 ALLย 197
$1.12 ยฅ7.84
112.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.32 ALLย 276
$1.69 ยฅ11.79
96.45%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.98 ALLย 164
$1.95 ยฅ13.63
1.54%
White Bread (500g)
$0.93 ALLย 77.3
$1.89 ยฅ13.19
-50.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.00 ALLย 166
$0.95 ยฅ6.66
110.53%
Eggs
$2.89 ALLย 240
$1.78 ยฅ12.40
62.36%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.93 ALLย 575
$17.05 ยฅ119
-59.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.82 ALLย 400
$2.68 ยฅ18.72
79.85%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.41 ALLย 864
$9.61 ยฅ67.1
8.32%
Apples (1kg)
$1.59 ALLย 132
$2.01 ยฅ14.05
-20.90%
Banana (1kg)
$2.27 ALLย 188
$1.74 ยฅ12.16
30.46%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.74 ALLย 145
$1.66 ยฅ11.57
4.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.39 ALLย 116
$1.25 ยฅ8.72
11.20%
Potato (1kg)
$0.97 ALLย 80.6
$0.71 ยฅ4.99
36.62%
Onion (1kg)
$1.16 ALLย 96.4
$0.99 ยฅ6.91
17.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.10 ALLย 91.0
$0.62 ยฅ4.36
77.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.70 ALLย 57.8
$0.49 ยฅ3.44
42.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.10 ALLย 340
$4.09 ยฅ28.56
0.24%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.88 ALLย 488
$12.02 ยฅ83.9
-51.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.51 ALLย 125
$0.71 ยฅ4.95
112.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 ALLย 143
$1.69 ยฅ11.78
2.37%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.49 ALLย 40.91
$0.47 ยฅ3.26
4.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.75 ALLย 975
$15.56 ยฅ109
-24.49%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.48 ALLย 289
$1.84 ยฅ12.85
89.13%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.20 ALLย 265
$0.40 ยฅ2.78
700.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.32 ALLย 1,438
$6.33 ยฅ44.16
173.62%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 ALLย 173
$1.12 ยฅ7.83
86.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.6K ALLย 2.9M
$19.8K ยฅ137.9K
75.12%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.1K ALLย 2.1M
$17.1K ยฅ119.2K
46.83%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$68.1 ALLย 5,650
$44.77 ยฅ313
52.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.91 ALLย 1,403
$11.35 ยฅ79.2
48.99%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.70 ALLย 1,303
$18.70 ยฅ131
-16.04%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.98 ALLย 3,402
$59.5 ยฅ415
-31.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.55 ALLย 958
$16.39 ยฅ114
-29.53%
Cinema Ticket
$7.17 ALLย 595
$6.12 ยฅ42.74
17.16%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$87.3 ALLย 7,249
$444 ยฅ3,096
-80.31%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,746 ALLย 144.9K
$28.2K ยฅ197.0K
-93.82%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.49 ALLย 3,858
$57.9 ยฅ404
-19.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$11.68 ALLย 969
$34.88 ยฅ243
-66.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$71.6 ALLย 5,940
$70.9 ยฅ495
0.90%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$142 ALLย 11.8K
$90.7 ยฅ633
56.17%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$309 ALLย 25.7K
$513 ยฅ3,579
-39.69%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$296 ALLย 24.6K
$300 ยฅ2,096
-1.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$346 ALLย 28.7K
$1,139 ยฅ7,950
-69.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$347 ALLย 28.8K
$676 ยฅ4,722
-48.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,816 ALLย 150.7K
$7,893 ยฅ55.1K
-76.99%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,193 ALLย 99.0K
$4,088 ยฅ28.5K
-70.83%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$573 ALLย 47.6K
$1,334 ยฅ9,311
-57.02%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
3.83
30.55%

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Last update for Shkoder: January 10, 2026

Last update for Hangzhou: January 11, 2026

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