Cost of living comparison

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Shkoder vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 47.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% less in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 72.8% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 88.8% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% less in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 37.7% less in Shkoder

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Shkoder.

Shkoder vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shkoder instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 54.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.85	$5.46 ALL523	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$16.11	$4.37 ALL418	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.63	$1.64 ALL157	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.87	$0.76 ALL73	-64.8%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Wellington	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.53	$0.78 ALL74	-60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.46	$3.62 ALL346	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.55	$7.01 ALL671	+0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.30	$2.88 ALL276	-57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.10	$2.07 ALL198	-59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.51	$0.57 ALL55	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.96	$0.92 ALL88	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.65	$0.67 ALL64	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.69	$0.59 ALL56	-77.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.82	$0.44 ALL42	-56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.51	$0.50 ALL47	-40.9%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Wellington	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.54	$7.80 ALL747	+21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$229.39	$10.71 ALL1,026	-91.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,751.20	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	-6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.75	$46.51 ALL4,454	+155.3%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 72.8% less for housing

	Wellington	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$97.59	$14.95 ALL1,432	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,674.60	$311.83 ALL29,865	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,400.96	$318.20 ALL30,475	-76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$241.16	$48.81 ALL4,675	-63.6%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 88.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,567.05	$81.87 ALL7,841	-90.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,747.26	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	-87.1%
Average			-88.8%

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pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.89	$2.43 ALL233	-66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.14	$1.64 ALL157	-52.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.98	$3.60 ALL345	-85.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.66	$38.21 ALL3,659	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$22.02	$6.55 ALL627	-46.5%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 37.7% less for clothing

	Wellington	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$136.27	$34.93 ALL3,346	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$99.07	$18.77 ALL1,798	-65.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$214.79	$80.97 ALL7,754	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$233.04	$131.00 ALL12,546	+1.1%
Average			-37.7%

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