Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 13.1% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
El Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$9.92
|
$6.25
SVC54.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.39
|
$6.25
SVC54.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.45
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$3.97
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$4.88
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.27
|
$3.20
SVC28.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.51
|
$7.21
SVC63.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.20
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$3.90
|
$2.63
SVC23.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.57
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.24
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.35
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.24
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.02
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SVC218.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,271.11
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,637.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$352.05
|
$29.00
SVC253.77
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$173.05
|
$42.14
SVC368.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$793.34
|
$571.43
SVC5,000.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$694.17
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$108.44
|
$61.31
SVC536.53
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.62
SVC1,449.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,380.02
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,127.84
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$7.93
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.78
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$29.75
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$41.32
|
$32.44
SVC283.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.67
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$123.96
|
$69.29
SVC606.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$59.50
|
$54.86
SVC480.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$123.96
|
$99.29
SVC868.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$143.79
|
$104.43
SVC913.81
|
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