Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 1.5% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$3.08
KES404.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$0.60
KES79.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$0.48
KES62.50
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Kenya
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$4.28
KES562.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$2.86
KES375.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$2.32
KES304.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$1.01
KES132.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$0.42
KES54.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$0.60
KES79.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$0.33
KES43.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.29
KES38.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.38
KES49.78
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Kenya
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$5.64
KES740.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Kenya
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Kenya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$1.94
KES255.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$2.12
KES279.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$5.77
KES758.72
|
|
pay 60.8% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Kenya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
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