Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 76.2% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$9.40
NZ$15.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$8.46
NZ$14.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$3.24
NZ$5.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$2.09
NZ$3.47
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$4.86
NZ$8.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$5.93
NZ$9.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$4.39
NZ$7.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.46
NZ$4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$1.00
NZ$1.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.42
NZ$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.93
NZ$9.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,444.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
?? | |
pay 31.4% more for housing
Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$501.44
NZ$833.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$438.76
NZ$728.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$65.19
NZ$108.29
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,499.08
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$6.27
NZ$10.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$4.07
NZ$6.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$18.80
NZ$31.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$26.12
NZ$43.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$6.11
NZ$10.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$78.35
NZ$130.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$37.61
NZ$62.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$78.35
NZ$130.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$90.89
NZ$150.99
|
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