Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 81.1% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
$8.46
NZ$14.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
$3.24
NZ$5.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
$2.09
NZ$3.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
$4.86
NZ$8.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
$4.39
NZ$7.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
$2.46
NZ$4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
$0.85
NZ$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,873.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
$501.44
NZ$842.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
$438.76
NZ$737.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
$65.19
NZ$109.57
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,528.44
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
$6.27
NZ$10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
$4.07
NZ$6.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
$18.80
NZ$31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
$26.12
NZ$43.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
$6.11
NZ$10.27
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
$37.61
NZ$63.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
$90.89
NZ$152.76
|
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