Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.0 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
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