Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 3.0% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$8.46
NZ$14.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$3.24
NZ$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$2.09
NZ$3.55
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$3.06
NZ$5.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$4.86
NZ$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$4.39
NZ$7.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.46
NZ$4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.51
NZ$2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.00
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.47
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.85
NZ$1.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.79
NZ$1.34
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
$21,937.99
NZ$37,258.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.46
|
?? | |
pay 35.1% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.17
|
$501.44
NZ$851.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.68
|
$438.76
NZ$745.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
$65.19
NZ$110.71
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.51
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,554.89
|
|
pay 62.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$6.27
NZ$10.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$4.07
NZ$6.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$18.80
NZ$31.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.10
|
$26.12
NZ$44.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.45
|
$6.11
NZ$10.38
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
$37.61
NZ$63.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.87
|
$90.89
NZ$154.36
|
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