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Albania vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 35.6% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 99.0% more in Albania
Housing: pay 5.6% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 40.0% more in Albania

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Albania are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Albania. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 28.2% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$9.59 ALL789	-16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.67	$8.67 ALL714	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.97	$1.77 ALL146	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.31	$0.83 ALL69	-66.7%
Average			-28.2%

Cook Islands vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.36	$1.03 ALL85	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.57	$5.40 ALL445	+8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.70	$7.89 ALL649	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.59	$3.20 ALL264	-42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.86	$3.26 ALL269	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.24	$0.65 ALL53	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$1.13 ALL93	+8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.69	$0.74 ALL61	-52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.73	$0.66 ALL54	-75.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$0.51 ALL42	-51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.42	$0.53 ALL43	-36.2%
Average			-32.4%

Cook Islands vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.0% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.31	$8.27 ALL681	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.40 ALL1,597
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	+172.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$30.95 ALL2,548
Average			+99.0%

Cook Islands vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.6% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$182.57	$16.59 ALL1,366	-84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$521.48 ALL42,933	+70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$357.61 ALL29,442	+17.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$142.53	$61.56 ALL5,068	-25.6%
Average			-5.6%

Cook Islands vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$175.46 ALL14,446
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	+185.4%
Average			+185.4%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.31	$2.46 ALL202	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.54	$1.95 ALL160	-48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$4.30 ALL354	-70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.42	$52.57 ALL4,328	+118.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$7.66 ALL630	+15.4%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 40.0% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.33	$54.19 ALL4,462	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.78 ALL3,275
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$94.48 ALL7,778
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.26	$139.08 ALL11,450	+96.0%
Average			+40.0%

Cook Islands vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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