Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 19.6% cheaper than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
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Cabo Verde
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.37
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.50
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.55
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 24.8% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.19
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.25
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.45
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.18
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.57
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.69
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.49
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.45
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.34
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$37,258.82
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$851.63
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$745.18
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$110.71
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,554.89
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.65
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.92
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.94
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$44.36
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.38
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Cabo Verde
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.87
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$154.36
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
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