Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 45.8% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$129.88
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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