Cost of living comparison
Albania is 36.2% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Albania instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$22.09
|
$7.46
ALL674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.43
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$1.58
ALL143
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.33
|
$0.76
ALL68
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.82
|
$4.90
ALL443
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.59
|
$6.95
ALL628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.55
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.12
|
$3.21
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.97
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.79
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.30
|
$0.72
ALL65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.27
|
$0.64
ALL58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.64
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.49
|
$0.48
ALL43
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.71
|
$7.84
ALL708
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$107.67
|
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$39,024.92
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$31.32
|
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$86.43
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,691.31
|
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,395.21
|
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$147.14
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,081.40
|
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,270.81
|
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.71
|
$2.48
ALL224
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.64
|
$1.54
ALL139
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$38.29
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$64.02
|
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.72
|
$8.18
ALL739
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$109.36
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$67.88
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$164.70
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$181.05
|
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
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