Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 0.4% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Cook Islands
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Philippines
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Philippines
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Philippines
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
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