Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 4.2 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
|
pay 19.4 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
|
pay 72.4% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
$73.46
NZ$129.88
|
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