Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 64.0% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
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Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Cook Islands
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Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Seychelles
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 74.8% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Seychelles
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Cook Islands
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Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
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