Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 56.1% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.11
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.40
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.10
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.10
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.89
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.32
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.11
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.52
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.45
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.89
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,587.72
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$836.29
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$731.75
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$108.72
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,508.87
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.45
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.79
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.36
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.56
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.19
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$130.67
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$62.72
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$130.67
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$151.58
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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