Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 3.1 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
|
pay 16.3% less for childcare
Iraq
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
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