Cost of living comparison
Albania is 20.9% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Albania instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.01
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$4.84
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.57
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.49
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$8.79
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.01
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$9.83
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.30
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.76
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$4.85
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.46
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$11.59
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$20,374.07
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$361.64
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$177.76
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$136.33
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,444.89
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$8.91
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.54
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$42.45
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$11.72
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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