Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 17.6% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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