Cost of Living Comparison Between Shkoder and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Shkoder and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Shkoder is 19% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 24.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Shkoder is 28.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.95 ALL 502
$4.68 ฿151
27.14%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.94 ALL 2,697
$46.4 ฿1,502
-31.16%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.67 ALL 395
$8.65 ฿280
-46.01%
Cappuccino
$1.82 ALL 154
$3.09 ฿100
-41.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.6 ALL 135
$0.73 ฿23.53
119.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.81 ALL 68.5
$0.37 ฿11.95
118.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.41 ALL 203
$2.39 ฿77.4
0.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.31 ALL 279
$3.62 ฿117
-8.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.07 ALL 174
$2.24 ฿72.5
-7.59%
White Bread (500g)
$0.85 ALL 72.1
$1.8 ฿58.2
-52.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.01 ALL 170
$2.24 ฿72.3
-10.27%
Eggs
$2.91 ALL 246
$2.23 ฿72.1
30.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.97 ALL 589
$19.31 ฿625
-63.90%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.99 ALL 421
$3.77 ฿122
32.36%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.44 ALL 882
$13.05 ฿422
-20.00%
Apples (1kg)
$1.52 ALL 129
$3.28 ฿106
-53.66%
Banana (1kg)
$2.3 ALL 194
$1.63 ฿52.6
41.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.67 ALL 141
$2.4 ฿77.7
-30.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.38 ALL 116
$1.99 ฿64.3
-30.65%
Potato (1kg)
$0.98 ALL 82.4
$1.53 ฿49.62
-35.95%
Onion (1kg)
$1.15 ALL 96.7
$1.49 ฿48.11
-22.82%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.13 ALL 95.4
$1.02 ฿32.87
10.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.68 ALL 57.3
$0.48 ฿15.61
41.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.03 ALL 340
$4.32 ฿140
-6.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.06 ALL 511
$21.68 ฿702
-72.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.46 ALL 124
$1.77 ฿57.3
-17.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 ALL 143
$2.79 ฿90.4
-39.43%
🚌 Getting Around
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 ALL 40.73
$1.35 ฿43.74
-64.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.75 ALL 992
$11.76 ฿380
-0.09%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.6 ALL 304
$3.15 ฿102
14.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.21 ALL 271
$1 ฿32.3
221.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.33 ALL 1,463
$13.64 ฿442
27.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.16 ALL 183
$1.3 ฿42.2
66.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35K ALL 3M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
28.01%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.5K ALL 2.2M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-24.83%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$68 ALL 5,740
$123 ฿3,970
-44.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.15 ALL 1,448
$13.93 ฿451
23.12%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.91 ALL 1,344
$18.24 ฿590
-12.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.5 ALL 3,420
$60.8 ฿1,966
-33.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.66 ALL 984
$17.11 ฿554
-31.85%
Cinema Ticket
$7.22 ALL 610
$9.07 ฿294
-20.40%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$88.8 ALL 7,497
$694 ฿22.5K
-87.21%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,759 ALL 148.5K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-88.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$47.26 ALL 3,991
$57.5 ฿1,861
-17.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$11.7 ALL 988
$34.51 ฿1,117
-66.10%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$71.9 ALL 6,073
$115 ฿3,727
-37.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$143 ALL 12K
$84.8 ฿2,743
68.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$308 ALL 26K
$611 ฿19.8K
-49.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$298 ALL 25.2K
$442 ฿14.3K
-32.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$357 ALL 30.2K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-82.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$336 ALL 28.4K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-76.96%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,804 ALL 152.3K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-57.49%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,210 ALL 102.1K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-58.09%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Shkoder
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$572 ALL 48.3K
$697 ฿22.5K
-17.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
5.33
-6.19%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Shkoder: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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