Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 12.9% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Cook Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$6.12
NZ$9.98
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$8.27
NZ$13.48
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$3.37
NZ$5.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$2.45
NZ$3.99
|
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pay 4.7% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Cook Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$3.01
NZ$4.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$4.49
NZ$7.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$7.73
NZ$12.60
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$5.06
NZ$8.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.41
NZ$3.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.97
NZ$1.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.38
NZ$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.83
NZ$1.36
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.77
NZ$1.25
|
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pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Cook Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$6.19
NZ$10.09
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,451.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$217.39
NZ$354.37
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Cook Islands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$106.86
NZ$174.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$489.89
NZ$798.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$428.65
NZ$698.76
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$66.96
NZ$109.16
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Cook Islands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,395.74
|
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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Cook Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$4.90
NZ$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$4.18
NZ$6.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$18.37
NZ$29.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$25.52
NZ$41.59
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$5.97
NZ$9.73
|
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pay 5.3% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$76.55
NZ$124.78
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$36.74
NZ$59.89
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$76.55
NZ$124.78
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$88.79
NZ$144.74
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