Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.6 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$8.46
NZ$14.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$3.06
NZ$5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$4.86
NZ$8.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$4.39
NZ$7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.51
NZ$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$1.00
NZ$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,938.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$501.44
NZ$844.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$438.76
NZ$738.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$65.19
NZ$109.76
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,532.95
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$18.80
NZ$31.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$26.12
NZ$43.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$6.11
NZ$10.29
|
|
pay 86.2% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$37.61
NZ$63.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$90.89
NZ$153.03
|
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