Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.9 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Guernsey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Guernsey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
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