Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 4.8% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Malta, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$9.40
NZ$15.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$8.46
NZ$14.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$3.24
NZ$5.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$2.09
NZ$3.47
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Malta
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.86
NZ$8.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$5.93
NZ$9.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$4.39
NZ$7.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.46
NZ$4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.00
NZ$1.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.42
NZ$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Malta
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$5.93
NZ$9.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,444.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
?? | |
pay 34.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$501.44
NZ$833.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$438.76
NZ$728.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$65.19
NZ$108.29
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Malta
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,499.08
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$6.27
NZ$10.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$4.07
NZ$6.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$18.80
NZ$31.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$26.12
NZ$43.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$6.11
NZ$10.15
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Malta
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$78.35
NZ$130.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$37.61
NZ$62.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$78.35
NZ$130.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$90.89
NZ$150.99
|
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