Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 59.2% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 52.4% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
?? |
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 72.0% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
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