Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 7.5% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.27
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.86
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.65
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.11
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.05
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.53
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.96
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.49
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.04
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.63
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.32
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.40
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.29
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.38
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$28,243.03
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$364.59
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$179.21
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$821.62
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$718.91
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$112.31
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,464.85
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
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Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.22
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$7.02
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.81
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.79
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$10.01
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Cook Islands
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Indonesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$128.38
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.62
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$128.38
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$148.92
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
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