Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cook Islands
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA637
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA695
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA232
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
?? | |
pay 48.7% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cook Islands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cook Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
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