Cost of living comparison
Greece is 66.0% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Greece instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
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Cook Islands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
$13.17
€12.63
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
$2.07
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
$4.23
€4.05
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
$7.55
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.19
€38.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
$13.82
€13.25
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$524.36
€502.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$392.21
€376.04
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
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pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$413.12
€396.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
$4.40
€4.22
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
$48.72
€46.71
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
$8.82
€8.46
|
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pay 26.1% more for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
€36.27
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.15
€79.72
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$129.88
|
$93.42
€89.57
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