Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 17.4% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Cook Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.28
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$8.46
NZ$14.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$3.24
NZ$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.09
NZ$3.55
|
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pay 26.8% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Cook Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$3.06
NZ$5.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.28
|
$4.86
NZ$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$4.39
NZ$7.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$2.46
NZ$4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.51
NZ$2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.00
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.47
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.85
NZ$1.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.79
NZ$1.34
|
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pay 18.4% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
$21,937.99
NZ$37,258.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.34
|
?? | |
pay 43.1% less for housing
Belgium
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.25
|
$501.44
NZ$851.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.51
|
$438.76
NZ$745.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
$65.19
NZ$110.71
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,554.89
|
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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$6.27
NZ$10.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$4.07
NZ$6.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
$18.80
NZ$31.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.80
|
$26.12
NZ$44.36
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.67
|
$6.11
NZ$10.38
|
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pay 12.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
$37.61
NZ$63.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.96
|
$90.89
NZ$154.36
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