Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 3.2 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Romania, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Cook Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON38.98
|
$6.12
NZ$10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.30
|
$8.27
NZ$13.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$3.37
NZ$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$2.45
NZ$4.00
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
Romania
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$3.01
NZ$4.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.26
|
$4.49
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.54
|
$7.73
NZ$12.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.66
|
$5.06
NZ$8.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.54
|
$2.41
NZ$3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.07
|
$0.97
NZ$1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$1.38
NZ$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.83
NZ$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$0.77
NZ$1.26
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.04
|
$6.19
NZ$10.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,069.97
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,507.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.72
|
$217.39
NZ$355.09
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Romania
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.39
|
$106.86
NZ$174.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,699.01
|
$489.89
NZ$800.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,209.19
|
$428.65
NZ$700.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON465.96
|
$66.96
NZ$109.38
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Romania
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,667.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,319.15
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,400.63
|
|
pay 89.8% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Cook Islands
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.25
|
$4.90
NZ$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.94
|
$4.18
NZ$6.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.22
|
$18.37
NZ$30.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.31
|
$25.52
NZ$41.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.17
|
$5.97
NZ$9.75
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Romania
|
Cook Islands
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.08
|
$76.55
NZ$125.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.76
|
$36.74
NZ$60.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON319.70
|
$76.55
NZ$125.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.46
|
$88.79
NZ$145.04
|
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