Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Queenstown Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 34.9% cheaper than Queenstown.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% less in Sarande
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Sarande
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Sarande
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% less in Sarande
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Sarande

Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Sarande.

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Sarande vs. Queenstown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Queenstown, you would:

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pay 12.6% less for restaurants

	Queenstown	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$25.24	$9.77 ALL796	-30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$16.15	$10.99 ALL895	+22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 NZ$3.74	$2.38 ALL194	+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 NZ$3.69	$1.15 ALL93	-44.0%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Queenstown	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.52	$1.18 ALL96	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.17 NZ$7.52	$6.45 ALL526	+54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.05 NZ$14.51	$8.47 ALL689	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.77 NZ$10.40	$3.77 ALL307	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 NZ$8.11	$4.12 ALL336	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.41	$0.89 ALL72	-33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.90	$1.12 ALL91	+6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 NZ$3.07	$0.92 ALL75	-45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.44 NZ$4.41	$0.84 ALL68	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.82	$0.47 ALL38	-70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.47	$0.58 ALL47	-29.4%
Average			-31.2%

Queenstown vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Queenstown	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.58	$8.32 ALL677	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.44 NZ$217.07	$22.39 ALL1,824	-81.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,209.21 NZ$45,434.28	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.47 NZ$31.48	$32.98 ALL2,685	+88.8%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Queenstown	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.87 NZ$93.49	$19.91 ALL1,621	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,488.74 NZ$2,683.15	$848.28 ALL69,076	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,267.18 NZ$2,283.83	$380.02 ALL30,946	-70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.02 NZ$151.43	$74.95 ALL6,104	-10.8%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Queenstown	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$964.30 NZ$1,737.95	$299.78 ALL24,411	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.76 NZ$13,630.28	$7,964.27 ALL649K	+5.3%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Queenstown	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 NZ$12.12	$3.54 ALL288	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 NZ$5.81	$2.19 ALL178	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.89 NZ$48.46	$4.76 ALL388	-82.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.32 NZ$99.70	$88.90 ALL7,239	+60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 NZ$18.43	$9.77 ALL796	-4.4%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Queenstown	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.26 NZ$105.00	$69.87 ALL5,690	+19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.94 NZ$82.79	$47.44 ALL3,863	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.03 NZ$164.07	$122.26 ALL9,956	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.45 NZ$242.32	$115.33 ALL9,392	-14.2%
Average			+9.3%

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