Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.8 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Austria instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
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Cook Islands
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
$15.38
€14.75
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
$2.40
€2.30
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pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
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Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
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pay 8.9% more for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.89
€46.87
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
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pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
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pay 9.9 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$436.40
€418.41
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
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pay 44.4% more for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.90
€42.09
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.16
€84.53
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$129.88
|
$118.74
€113.84
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