Cost of living comparison

Albania

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New Zealand

Auckland vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 2.3 times more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 72.3% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 47.2% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 11.4 times more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 50.0% more in Auckland

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Auckland are more expensive than in Shkoder. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of Shkoder, you would:

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pay 54.1% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL746	$14.01 NZ$25.24	+52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL497	$8.96 NZ$16.15	+46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL147	$1.98 NZ$3.57	+9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.76 NZ$3.18	+165.6%
Average			+54.1%

Shkoder vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.3% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$2.20 NZ$3.97	+130.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL292	$4.29 NZ$7.74	+19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL588	$7.26 NZ$13.08	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$6.26 NZ$11.29	+137.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL183	$4.51 NZ$8.12	+100.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$1.30 NZ$2.34	+79.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL84	$0.95 NZ$1.72	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$1.34 NZ$2.41	+78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$2.63 NZ$4.74	+295.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.95 NZ$1.72	+102.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.70 NZ$1.26	+26.1%
Average			+72.3%

Shkoder vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.2% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL671	$6.98 NZ$12.58	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL914	$121.78 NZ$219.49	+984.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$25,206.41 NZ$45,429.23	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,771	$17.93 NZ$32.31	-47.3%
Average			+47.2%

Shkoder vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Shkoder	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,390	$50.70 NZ$91.37	+197.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,790	$1,312.12 NZ$2,364.83	+175.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,197	$1,217.10 NZ$2,193.57	+293.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,802	$138.93 NZ$250.39	+197.5%
Average			+222.5%

Shkoder vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 11.4 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,460	$1,121.14 NZ$2,020.61	+1123.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$19,362.77 NZ$34,897.31	+956.8%
Average			+1037.3%

Shkoder vs. Auckland - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$6.72 NZ$12.12	+266.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL152	$3.41 NZ$6.14	+82.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL348	$27.17 NZ$48.97	+535.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,481	$44.47 NZ$80.16	+4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL597	$12.88 NZ$23.22	+75.8%
Average			+104.7%

Shkoder vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.0% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,978	$79.70 NZ$143.64	+63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL995	$40.10 NZ$72.27	+228.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,968	$92.74 NZ$167.15	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,935	$109.54 NZ$197.43	-25.3%
Average			+50.0%

Shkoder vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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