Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

New Zealand

Queenstown vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 53.6% more expensive than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 45.4% more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 19.8% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 74.8% more in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Queenstown

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Queenstown are more expensive than in Sarande. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Queenstown.

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Queenstown vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Sarande	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL796	$14.01 NZ$25.24	+43.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL895	$8.96 NZ$16.15	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL194	$2.07 NZ$3.74	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$2.04 NZ$3.69	+78.6%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 45.4% more for groceries

	Sarande	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$1.96 NZ$3.52	+65.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL526	$4.17 NZ$7.52	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL689	$8.05 NZ$14.51	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL307	$5.77 NZ$10.40	+53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL336	$4.50 NZ$8.11	+9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.34 NZ$2.41	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$1.05 NZ$1.90	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$1.70 NZ$3.07	+84.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$2.44 NZ$4.41	+190.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$1.56 NZ$2.82	+235.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.82 NZ$1.47	+41.6%
Average			+45.4%

Sarande vs. Queenstown - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

	Sarande	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL677	$6.42 NZ$11.58	-22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,824	$120.44 NZ$217.07	+437.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$25,209.21 NZ$45,434.28	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,685	$17.47 NZ$31.48	-47.0%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Sarande	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,621	$51.87 NZ$93.49	+160.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL69,076	$1,488.74 NZ$2,683.15	+75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,946	$1,267.18 NZ$2,283.83	+233.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,104	$84.02 NZ$151.43	+12.1%
Average			+116.4%

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pay 74.8% more for childcare

	Sarande	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,411	$964.30 NZ$1,737.95	+221.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL649K	$7,562.76 NZ$13,630.28	-5.0%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$6.72 NZ$12.12	+89.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$3.22 NZ$5.81	+47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL388	$26.89 NZ$48.46	+464.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,239	$55.32 NZ$99.70	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL796	$10.22 NZ$18.43	+4.6%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Sarande	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,690	$58.26 NZ$105.00	-16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,863	$45.94 NZ$82.79	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,956	$91.03 NZ$164.07	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,392	$134.45 NZ$242.32	+16.6%
Average			-8.5%

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