Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 53.1% cheaper than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.22
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.44
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.51
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.16
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.37
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.14
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.43
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,873.04
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$842.81
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$737.46
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.57
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,528.44
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.54
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.85
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.61
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.90
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.27
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.21
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$152.76
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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