Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.1 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Mali instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.25
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.15
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.18
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.39
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.55
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.68
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,938.88
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$844.32
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$738.78
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.76
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,532.95
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.66
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.97
|
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.29
|
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.32
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$153.03
|
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
|
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