Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 35.5% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
San Marino
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.25
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
San Marino
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.15
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.18
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
$4.54
€4.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.39
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.55
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.68
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
San Marino
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.13
€37.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,938.88
|
$23,638.17
€22,098.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.79
€18.50
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.62
€30.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$844.32
|
$563.47
€526.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$738.78
|
$467.27
€436.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.76
|
$54.81
€51.24
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$359.15
€335.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,532.95
|
$5,497.25
€5,139.29
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.66
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.97
|
$76.96
€71.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.29
|
$7.97
€7.45
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
San Marino
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
$82.46
€77.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.32
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
$76.96
€71.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$153.03
|
$97.85
€91.48
|
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