Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 60.5% more expensive than Mississippi.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.29
|
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Mississippi
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
|
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Mississippi
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.86
|
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,721.76
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
|
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Mississippi
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.27
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$973.61
|
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.71
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
Mississippi
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,753.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,930.57
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.57
|
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
|
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.45
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
|
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.71
|
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Mississippi
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.85
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.71
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.14
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.52
|
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cook Islands or Mississippi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.