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

🙂 Solo nomad: Shkoder is 3.8% cheaper than Hangzhou without rent, and 4.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Shkoder is 13.8% cheaper than Hangzhou without rent, and 12.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.97 ALL 493
$3.38 ¥23.36
76.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.58 ALL 2,606
$26.18 ¥181
20.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.64 ALL 383
$4.90 ¥33.88
-5.31%
Cappuccino
$1.81 ALL 149
$3.53 ¥24.41
-48.73%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.58 ALL 131
$0.51 ¥3.55
209.80%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 ALL 67.9
$0.27 ¥1.84
203.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.38 ALL 196
$1.10 ¥7.60
116.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.31 ALL 273
$1.70 ¥11.78
94.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.06 ALL 170
$1.98 ¥13.70
4.04%
White Bread (500g)
$0.92 ALL 76.2
$1.95 ¥13.51
-52.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.96 ALL 162
$0.94 ¥6.53
108.51%
Eggs
$3.01 ALL 249
$1.71 ¥11.84
76.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.13 ALL 588
$17.17 ¥119
-58.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.00 ALL 412
$2.72 ¥18.83
83.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.55 ALL 870
$9.44 ¥65.3
11.76%
Apples (1kg)
$1.60 ALL 132
$2.04 ¥14.11
-21.57%
Banana (1kg)
$2.38 ALL 197
$1.72 ¥11.89
38.37%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.72 ALL 142
$1.66 ¥11.45
3.61%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.40 ALL 116
$1.21 ¥8.35
15.70%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 ALL 83.6
$0.76 ¥5.28
32.89%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 ALL 100
$1.00 ¥6.90
21.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 ALL 93.9
$0.62 ¥4.29
83.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 ALL 61.2
$0.52 ¥3.60
42.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.99 ALL 329
$4.12 ¥28.48
-3.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.04 ALL 499
$13.21 ¥91.4
-54.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.52 ALL 125
$0.69 ¥4.78
120.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.67 ALL 138
$1.70 ¥11.73
-1.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 ALL 37.50
$0.51 ¥3.50
-11.76%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.53 ALL 951
$15.02 ¥104
-23.24%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.40 ALL 281
$1.77 ¥12.23
92.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.17 ALL 262
$0.42 ¥2.92
654.76%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.50 ALL 1,444
$6.31 ¥43.63
177.34%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.17 ALL 179
$1.13 ¥7.84
92.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.2K ALL 2.9M
$19.2K ¥132.6K
83.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.1K ALL 2.1M
$16.9K ¥117.0K
48.43%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.7 ALL 5,583
$43.79 ¥303
54.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.03 ALL 1,405
$11.37 ¥78.7
49.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.99 ALL 1,320
$18.49 ¥128
-13.52%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.31 ALL 3,409
$60.1 ¥416
-31.22%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.88 ALL 980
$16.33 ¥113
-27.25%
Cinema Ticket
$7.25 ALL 598
$6.21 ¥42.96
16.75%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$86.8 ALL 7,162
$446 ¥3,089
-80.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,789 ALL 147.7K
$29.2K ¥202.0K
-93.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.84 ALL 3,866
$58.1 ¥402
-19.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$11.96 ALL 987
$34.44 ¥238
-65.27%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.1 ALL 5,788
$70.8 ¥490
-0.89%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$144 ALL 11.9K
$93.8 ¥649
53.44%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$301 ALL 24.9K
$508 ¥3,516
-40.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$293 ALL 24.2K
$302 ¥2,087
-2.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$359 ALL 29.6K
$1,143 ¥7,911
-68.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$343 ALL 28.3K
$671 ¥4,643
-48.89%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,813 ALL 149.6K
$8,171 ¥56.5K
-77.82%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,237 ALL 102.1K
$4,138 ¥28.6K
-70.11%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Shkoder
Hangzhou
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$572 ALL 47.2K
$1,382 ¥9,563
-58.62%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
3.83
30.55%

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Last update for Shkoder: March 1, 2026

Last update for Hangzhou: March 2, 2026

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