Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 64.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$6.12
NZ$9.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.27
NZ$13.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$3.37
NZ$5.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.45
NZ$3.99
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$3.01
NZ$4.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.49
NZ$7.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$7.73
NZ$12.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$5.06
NZ$8.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.41
NZ$3.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.97
NZ$1.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.38
NZ$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.83
NZ$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.77
NZ$1.25
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$6.19
NZ$10.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,451.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$217.39
NZ$354.37
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$106.86
NZ$174.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$489.89
NZ$798.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$428.65
NZ$698.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$66.96
NZ$109.16
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,395.74
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$4.90
NZ$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$4.18
NZ$6.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$18.37
NZ$29.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$25.52
NZ$41.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$5.97
NZ$9.73
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$76.55
NZ$124.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$36.74
NZ$59.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$76.55
NZ$124.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$88.79
NZ$144.74
|
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