Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 40.1% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Cuba
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
$7.75
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
$6.00
|
$8.46
NZ$14.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
$2.39
|
$3.24
NZ$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
$1.67
|
$2.09
NZ$3.55
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Cuba
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
$1.13
|
$3.06
NZ$5.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
$3.46
|
$4.86
NZ$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
$13.70
|
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
$2.07
|
$4.39
NZ$7.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
$2.88
|
$2.46
NZ$4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
$3.77
|
$1.51
NZ$2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
$0.37
|
$1.00
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
$0.53
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$0.63
|
$1.47
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
$0.66
|
$0.85
NZ$1.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.79
NZ$1.34
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Cuba
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$21,937.99
NZ$37,258.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
?? | |
pay 64.8% more for housing
Cuba
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$501.44
NZ$851.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$438.76
NZ$745.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$65.19
NZ$110.71
|
|
pay 90.1% less for childcare
Cuba
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,554.89
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
$3.25
|
$6.27
NZ$10.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
$2.03
|
$4.07
NZ$6.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
$4.25
|
$18.80
NZ$31.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$26.12
NZ$44.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
$1.12
|
$6.11
NZ$10.38
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
$47.75
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
$42.17
|
$37.61
NZ$63.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
$69.58
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
$64.00
|
$90.89
NZ$154.36
|
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