Cost of living comparison
Laos is 61.5% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Laos instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 26.0% more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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