Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 58.5% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$8.46
NZ$14.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$3.24
NZ$5.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$2.09
NZ$3.51
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$4.86
NZ$8.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$4.39
NZ$7.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$2.46
NZ$4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.85
NZ$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,873.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
?? | |
pay 45.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$501.44
NZ$842.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$438.76
NZ$737.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$65.19
NZ$109.57
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,528.44
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$6.27
NZ$10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$4.07
NZ$6.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$18.80
NZ$31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$26.12
NZ$43.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$6.11
NZ$10.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$37.61
NZ$63.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$90.89
NZ$152.76
|
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