Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 22.0% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.01
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$4.84
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.57
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.49
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$8.79
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.01
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$9.83
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.30
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.76
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$4.85
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.46
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$11.59
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$20,374.07
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$361.64
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$177.76
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$136.33
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,444.89
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$8.91
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.54
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$42.45
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$11.72
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
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