Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 15.6% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
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Ecuador
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
$3.16
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.24
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Ecuador
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.17
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.38
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$0.46
|
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pay 23.8% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Ecuador
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,914.02
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.73
|
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pay 39.7% less for housing
Cook Islands
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Ecuador
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$843.75
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$738.28
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.69
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
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Ecuador
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,531.25
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Ecuador
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.64
|
$5.40
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.95
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.28
|
$6.18
|
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pay 4.2% less for clothing
Cook Islands
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Ecuador
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.28
|
$42.30
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
$91.53
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$152.93
|
$77.33
|
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