Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 57.6% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.24
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.17
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.38
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,914.02
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$843.75
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$738.28
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.69
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,531.25
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.64
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.95
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.28
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 67.6% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.28
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$152.93
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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