Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.3 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
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