Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 15.5% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 14.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of housing and transportation in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 43.4% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$6.43 SAR24.15	-54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 NZ$9.91	$7.60 SAR28.53	+35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$0.77 SAR2.90	-65.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$0.25 SAR0.94	-88.8%
Average			-43.4%

Cook Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 NZ$4.95	$0.98 SAR3.69	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NZ$6.44	$3.80 SAR14.25	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.60 NZ$18.75	$6.70 SAR25.16	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.05 NZ$10.70	$2.67 SAR10.01	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.42 SAR12.84
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.98 SAR3.66
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.78 SAR2.93
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.80 SAR2.99
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.75 SAR2.81
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.62 SAR2.32
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.60 SAR2.27
Average			-43.5%

Cook Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 NZ$11.29	$2.35 SAR8.83	-63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.96 SAR134.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	$44,549.24 SAR167K	+297.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.52 SAR77.00
Average			+10.5%

Cook Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.0% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.89 NZ$181.95	$68.86 SAR258.41	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	+41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	+3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.97 NZ$132.57	$73.68 SAR276.52	-1.7%
Average			+14.0%

Cook Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$419.94 SAR1,575.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50

Cook Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of childcare

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 NZ$8.92	$1.91 SAR7.18	-62.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$5.94	$3.43 SAR12.86	+1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$6.94 SAR26.04	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$98.19 SAR368.47
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$15.24 SAR57.19
Average			-37.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$44.17 SAR165.75
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$55.80 SAR209.42
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$89.45 SAR335.69
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$74.85 SAR280.89

Cook Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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