Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 16.8% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$8.46
NZ$14.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$3.24
NZ$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$2.09
NZ$3.55
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Japan
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$3.06
NZ$5.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$4.86
NZ$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$4.39
NZ$7.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$2.46
NZ$4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$1.51
NZ$2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$1.00
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$1.47
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$0.85
NZ$1.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$0.79
NZ$1.34
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Japan
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$5.93
NZ$10.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$21,937.99
NZ$37,258.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
?? | |
pay 19.8% less for housing
Japan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$501.44
NZ$851.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$438.76
NZ$745.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$65.19
NZ$110.71
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,554.89
|
|
pay 72.6% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Cook Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$6.27
NZ$10.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$4.07
NZ$6.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$18.80
NZ$31.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$26.12
NZ$44.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$6.11
NZ$10.38
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
Japan
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$37.61
NZ$63.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$78.35
NZ$133.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$90.89
NZ$154.36
|
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