Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 10.7% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$7.38
DOP428.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$7.46
DOP433.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$0.89
DOP51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$0.54
DOP31.16
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Cook Islands
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Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$1.66
DOP96.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$3.27
DOP189.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$4.40
DOP255.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$1.66
DOP96.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$2.27
DOP132.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$1.11
DOP64.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$0.33
DOP19.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$1.06
DOP61.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$0.63
DOP36.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$1.01
DOP58.61
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$4.82
DOP280.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.49
DOP3,400.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,596,009.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$21.84
DOP1,269.56
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$39.22
DOP2,279.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$602.75
DOP35,041.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$333.99
DOP19,417.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$35.91
DOP2,087.45
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$276.66
DOP16,083.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$4,677.72
DOP271,943.72
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$2.54
DOP147.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$2.09
DOP121.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$4.15
DOP241.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$34.54
DOP2,007.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$5.98
DOP347.71
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$43.13
DOP2,507.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$47.94
DOP2,786.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$79.26
DOP4,607.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$81.48
DOP4,736.97
|
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