Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.0 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Togo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Togo
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 62.8% more for transportation
Togo
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Togo
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Togo
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
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