Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.46
NZ$14.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.86
NZ$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$4.39
NZ$7.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.93
NZ$9.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,914.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
?? | |
pay 77.0% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$501.44
NZ$843.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$438.76
NZ$738.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$65.19
NZ$109.69
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,531.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$18.80
NZ$31.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$26.12
NZ$43.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.11
NZ$10.28
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.61
NZ$63.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$78.35
NZ$131.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$90.89
NZ$152.93
|
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