Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 34.0% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.5% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 27.0% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 4.1% less in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 59.3% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 64.0% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.6% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 10.3% less in Tirana
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$25.04
|
$10.92
ALL948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.02
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.32
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.61
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.29
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.96
|
$6.31
ALL548
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$7.59
ALL659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.47
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.48
|
$3.54
ALL307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.34
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.70
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.41
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.76
|
$7.84
ALL681
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$213.93
|
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$57,588.22
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.55
|
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
Wellington
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$91.01
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,494.29
|
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,239.10
|
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$224.90
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,461.41
|
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$21,213.75
|
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$12.02
|
$2.73
ALL237
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.72
|
$1.85
ALL161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$41.01
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$66.83
|
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.53
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$127.08
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$92.39
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$200.31
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$217.33
|
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
|
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