Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.1 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
$8.46
NZ$14.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
$3.06
NZ$5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
$4.86
NZ$8.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
$4.39
NZ$7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
$1.51
NZ$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
$1.00
NZ$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,938.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
$501.44
NZ$844.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
$438.76
NZ$738.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
$65.19
NZ$109.76
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,532.95
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
$18.80
NZ$31.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
$26.12
NZ$43.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
$6.11
NZ$10.29
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
$37.61
NZ$63.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
$90.89
NZ$153.03
|
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