Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.8 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 57.4% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 75.2% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
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