Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in France instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.37
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.50
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.55
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.19
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.25
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.45
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.18
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.57
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.69
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.49
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.45
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.34
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
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pay 25.8% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$37,258.82
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$851.63
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$745.18
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$110.71
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,554.89
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.65
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.92
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.94
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$44.36
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.38
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
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pay 15.8% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.87
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$154.36
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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