Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 97.4% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
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