Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Angola, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
|
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
|
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for transportation
|
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
|
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
|
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
|
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
$73.46
NZ$129.88
|
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