Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 79.3% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 88.5% more for restaurants
North Korea
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Cook Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Cook Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
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pay 1.4% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Cook Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
?? | |
pay 82.0% more for housing
North Korea
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Cook Islands
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
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Cook Islands
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Cook Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing
North Korea
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Cook Islands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.89
NZ$151.21
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