Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.0 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
$8.46
NZ$14.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA688
|
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.86
NZ$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$4.39
NZ$7.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA819
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,914.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
$501.44
NZ$843.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
$438.76
NZ$738.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
$65.19
NZ$109.69
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,531.25
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA516
|
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
$18.80
NZ$31.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$26.12
NZ$43.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.11
NZ$10.28
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
$37.61
NZ$63.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
$90.89
NZ$152.93
|
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