Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.0 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
|
pay 97.7% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
?? | |
pay 74.8% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
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