Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 4.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 73.3% more for restaurants
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Papua New Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$8.46
NZ$14.24
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
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pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$4.86
NZ$8.17
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$5.93
NZ$9.98
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$4.39
NZ$7.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
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pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,914.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
?? | |
pay 40.2% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$501.44
NZ$843.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$438.76
NZ$738.28
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$65.19
NZ$109.69
|
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pay 66.9% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,531.25
|
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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$18.80
NZ$31.64
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$26.12
NZ$43.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$6.11
NZ$10.28
|
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pay 29.8% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$37.61
NZ$63.28
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$90.89
NZ$152.93
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