Cost of living comparison

 Wellington, New Zealand
compared to
 Tirana, Albania
Tirana vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary
Tirana vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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$24.81
$10.92
ALL937
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$14.89
$8.73
ALL749
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.28
$1.58
ALL136

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

 
Wellington
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.26
$1.00
ALL85
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$6.89
$6.31
ALL542
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$11.60
$7.59
ALL651

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

 
Wellington
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$10.67
$7.84
ALL673
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$211.97
$17.47
ALL1,499
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$57,060.55
$29,474.40
ALL2,528,904

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pay 59.3% less for housing

 
Wellington
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$90.17
$18.21
ALL1,562
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,471.44
$594.90
ALL51,043
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,218.58
$412.58
ALL35,400

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

 
Wellington
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,448.01
$257.35
ALL22,080
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$21,019.37
$5,375.91
ALL461,253

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$11.91
$2.73
ALL234
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$5.67
$1.85
ALL159
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$40.64
$3.82
ALL328

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

 
Wellington
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$125.92
$64.35
ALL5,521
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$91.54
$47.77
ALL4,099
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$198.47
$100.14
ALL8,592

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