Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 6.5% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$9.40
NZ$15.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$8.46
NZ$14.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$3.24
NZ$5.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$2.09
NZ$3.47
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.86
NZ$8.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.93
NZ$9.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$4.39
NZ$7.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.46
NZ$4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.00
NZ$1.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.42
NZ$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$5.93
NZ$9.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,444.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
?? | |
pay 61.3% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$501.44
NZ$833.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$438.76
NZ$728.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$65.19
NZ$108.29
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,499.08
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$6.27
NZ$10.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$4.07
NZ$6.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$18.80
NZ$31.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$26.12
NZ$43.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$6.11
NZ$10.15
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$78.35
NZ$130.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$37.61
NZ$62.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$78.35
NZ$130.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$90.89
NZ$150.99
|
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