Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 20.9% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
$8.46
NZ$14.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.41
|
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.88
|
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Cook Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
$3.06
NZ$5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.36
|
$4.86
NZ$8.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.52
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
$4.39
NZ$7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr43.98
|
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.73
|
$1.51
NZ$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.35
|
$1.00
NZ$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.65
|
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
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pay 28.6% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.25
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr567.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,938.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr355.14
|
?? | |
pay 50.1% less for housing
Greenland
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
$501.44
NZ$844.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
$438.76
NZ$738.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
$65.19
NZ$109.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,532.95
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr63.78
|
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.53
|
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
$18.80
NZ$31.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr280.13
|
$26.12
NZ$43.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$6.11
NZ$10.29
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
$37.61
NZ$63.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
$90.89
NZ$153.03
|
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