Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 23.1% cheaper than Anguilla.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
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Anguilla
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
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pay 19.1% more for groceries
|
Anguilla
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
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pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Anguilla
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
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pay 18.8% less for housing
|
Anguilla
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
|
Anguilla
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Anguilla
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Anguilla
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$73.46
NZ$129.88
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