Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 43.9% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$8.46
NZ$14.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$3.24
NZ$5.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$3.06
NZ$5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$4.86
NZ$8.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$5.93
NZ$9.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$4.39
NZ$7.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.46
NZ$4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.51
NZ$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.47
NZ$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$5.93
NZ$9.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,213
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,587.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
?? | |
pay 82.3% more for housing
Yemen
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,470
|
$501.44
NZ$836.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,308
|
$438.76
NZ$731.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
$65.19
NZ$108.72
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,227
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,508.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$6.27
NZ$10.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$4.07
NZ$6.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$18.80
NZ$31.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,351
|
$26.12
NZ$43.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$6.11
NZ$10.19
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
$78.35
NZ$130.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
$37.61
NZ$62.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
$78.35
NZ$130.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,094
|
$90.89
NZ$151.58
|
|
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