Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.3 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
$9.40
NZ$15.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$8.46
NZ$14.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
$3.24
NZ$5.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$2.09
NZ$3.47
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
$4.86
NZ$8.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
$5.93
NZ$9.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
$4.39
NZ$7.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
$2.46
NZ$4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
$1.00
NZ$1.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
$1.42
NZ$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
$5.93
NZ$9.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,444.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
?? | |
pay 94.1% more for housing
Moldova
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
$501.44
NZ$833.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
$438.76
NZ$728.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
$65.19
NZ$108.29
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,499.08
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
$6.27
NZ$10.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
$4.07
NZ$6.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
$18.80
NZ$31.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
$26.12
NZ$43.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
$6.11
NZ$10.15
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
$78.35
NZ$130.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
$37.61
NZ$62.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
$78.35
NZ$130.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
$90.89
NZ$150.99
|
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