Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 4.0 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$6.12
NZ$9.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$8.27
NZ$13.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$3.37
NZ$5.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$2.45
NZ$3.99
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$3.01
NZ$4.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$4.49
NZ$7.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$7.73
NZ$12.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$5.06
NZ$8.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.41
NZ$3.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.97
NZ$1.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.38
NZ$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.83
NZ$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.77
NZ$1.25
|
|
pay 16.5 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$6.19
NZ$10.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,451.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$217.39
NZ$354.37
|
|
pay 52.7% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$106.86
NZ$174.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$489.89
NZ$798.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$428.65
NZ$698.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$66.96
NZ$109.16
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,395.74
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$4.90
NZ$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$4.18
NZ$6.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$18.37
NZ$29.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$25.52
NZ$41.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$5.97
NZ$9.73
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$76.55
NZ$124.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$36.74
NZ$59.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$76.55
NZ$124.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$88.79
NZ$144.74
|
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