Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.2 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.22
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.44
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.51
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.16
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.37
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.14
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.43
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
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pay 10.5% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,873.04
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$842.81
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$737.46
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.57
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,528.44
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.54
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.85
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.61
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.90
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.27
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
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pay 1.5% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Latvia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.21
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$152.76
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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