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
AOA5,354.55
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$8.21
NZ$14.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$2.84
NZ$4.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$2.09
NZ$3.57
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$3.22
NZ$5.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$5.15
NZ$8.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$7.63
NZ$13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$5.76
NZ$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$1.35
NZ$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$1.62
NZ$2.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$2.84
NZ$4.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$0.85
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for transportation
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
$6.79
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
$11,944.29
NZ$20,374.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
$212.01
NZ$361.64
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
$104.21
NZ$177.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
$79.92
NZ$136.33
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,444.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$5.23
NZ$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$3.83
NZ$6.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
$24.88
NZ$42.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
$6.87
NZ$11.72
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
Angola
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
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