Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.9 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Cook Islands
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Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
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pay 8.5% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
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pay 3.1% less for clothing
Cook Islands
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Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$96.33
€89.37
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