Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 71.5% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 47.2% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Denmark
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.22
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.44
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.51
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.16
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.37
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.14
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.43
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,873.04
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 94.6% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$842.81
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$737.46
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.57
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,528.44
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.54
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.85
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.61
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.90
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.27
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.21
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$152.76
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
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