Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 5.9 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 12.0 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$8.46
NZ$14.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$3.06
NZ$5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$4.86
NZ$8.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$4.39
NZ$7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.51
NZ$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$1.00
NZ$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,938.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
?? | |
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$501.44
NZ$844.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$438.76
NZ$738.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$65.19
NZ$109.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,532.95
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$18.80
NZ$31.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$26.12
NZ$43.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$6.11
NZ$10.29
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$37.61
NZ$63.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$90.89
NZ$153.03
|
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