Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 45.3% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Sweden
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
|
pay 46.7% more for housing
Sweden
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
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