Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.0 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Japan instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$6.87
¥1,051
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
$5.20
¥795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Japan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
$6.69
¥1,024
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
$5.53
¥846
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
$1.87
¥286
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
$3.14
¥481
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
$2.55
¥390
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$2.07
¥316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
$0.98
¥149
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Japan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
$4.79
¥733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Japan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.05
¥5,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
$586.71
¥89,804
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
$401.57
¥61,466
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Japan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
$3.03
¥464
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
$3.16
¥484
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
$4.29
¥657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
$61.62
¥9,433
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
$13.07
¥2,001
|
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pay 20.8% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
$90.53
¥13,858
|
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