Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 98.2% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
?? | |
pay 11.5% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
|
pay 96.7% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
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