Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 37.6% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of France, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$6.12
NZ$9.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$8.27
NZ$13.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$3.37
NZ$5.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.45
NZ$3.98
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
France
|
Cook Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.01
NZ$4.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$4.49
NZ$7.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$7.73
NZ$12.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$5.06
NZ$8.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$2.41
NZ$3.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.97
NZ$1.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.38
NZ$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.83
NZ$1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.77
NZ$1.25
|
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pay 4.4 times more for transportation
France
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$6.19
NZ$10.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,377.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$217.39
NZ$353.42
|
|
pay 31.5% more for housing
France
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$106.86
NZ$173.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$489.89
NZ$796.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$428.65
NZ$696.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$66.96
NZ$108.87
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
France
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,389.31
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$4.90
NZ$7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$4.18
NZ$6.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$18.37
NZ$29.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$25.52
NZ$41.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$5.97
NZ$9.71
|
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pay 16.7% less for clothing
France
|
Cook Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$76.55
NZ$124.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$36.74
NZ$59.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$76.55
NZ$124.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$88.79
NZ$144.35
|
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