Cost of living comparison
Durres is 47.6% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.2% less in Durres
- Groceries
-
pay 40.9% less in Durres
- Transportation
-
pay 27.5% less in Durres
- Housing
-
pay 71.0% less in Durres
- Childcare
-
pay 74.4% less in Durres
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.6% less in Durres
- Clothing
-
pay 27.3% less in Durres
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Durres.
If you lived in Durres instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Durres
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$24.63
|
$8.73
ALL726
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$14.78
|
$7.00
ALL582
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.25
|
$1.72
ALL143
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.56
|
$0.76
ALL64
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Durres
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.24
|
$0.78
ALL65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.85
|
$5.00
ALL416
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.52
|
$7.01
ALL582
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.29
|
$2.88
ALL239
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.35
|
$3.17
ALL264
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.31
|
$0.50
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.80
|
$1.01
ALL84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
$0.55
ALL46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.31
|
$0.54
ALL45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.67
|
$0.47
ALL39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.38
|
$0.44
ALL36
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Durres
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.59
|
$7.80
ALL648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$210.47
|
$16.92
ALL1,406
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$56,657.06
|
$14,191.38
ALL1,179,463
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.05
|
$20.74
ALL1,724
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Wellington
|
Durres
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$89.54
|
$16.65
ALL1,384
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,453.96
|
$398.25
ALL33,099
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,202.89
|
$293.48
ALL24,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$221.26
|
$48.81
ALL4,057
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Durres
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,437.78
|
$163.75
ALL13,609
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$20,870.74
|
$4,093.67
ALL340,230
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Durres
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$11.82
|
$2.51
ALL209
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.63
|
$1.76
ALL147
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$40.35
|
$3.66
ALL304
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$65.74
|
$34.57
ALL2,873
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.20
|
$6.55
ALL544
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Durres
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$125.03
|
$35.48
ALL2,949
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$90.90
|
$36.84
ALL3,062
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$197.07
|
$79.14
ALL6,578
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$213.82
|
$143.73
ALL11,946
|
|
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