Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 36.6% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Cook Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
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pay 40.0% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
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