Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 98.1% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$8.46
NZ$14.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$3.06
NZ$5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$4.86
NZ$8.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$4.39
NZ$7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.51
NZ$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$1.00
NZ$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,938.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 75.8% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$501.44
NZ$844.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$438.76
NZ$738.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$65.19
NZ$109.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,532.95
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$18.80
NZ$31.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$26.12
NZ$43.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$6.11
NZ$10.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cook Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.61
NZ$63.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.89
NZ$153.03
|
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