Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 31.7% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.01
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$4.84
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.57
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.49
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$8.79
|
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.01
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$9.83
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.30
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.76
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$4.85
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.46
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$11.59
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$20,374.07
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$361.64
|
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$177.76
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$136.33
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,444.89
|
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$8.91
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.54
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$42.45
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$11.72
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
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