Cost of living comparison
Italy is 89.1% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.11
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.40
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.10
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.10
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.89
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.32
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.11
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.52
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.45
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.89
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,587.72
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$836.29
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$731.75
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$108.72
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,508.87
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.45
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.79
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.36
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.56
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.19
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
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pay 10.1% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$130.67
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$62.72
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$130.67
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$151.58
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
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