Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 79.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.59
|
$8.96
NZ$15.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.54
|
$8.21
NZ$14.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.94
|
$2.84
NZ$4.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.94
|
$2.09
NZ$3.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.11
|
$3.22
NZ$5.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.12
|
$5.15
NZ$8.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.91
|
$7.63
NZ$13.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.61
|
$5.76
NZ$10.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.40
|
$3.52
NZ$6.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.09
|
$1.35
NZ$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.32
|
$1.08
NZ$1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
$1.62
NZ$2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.02
|
$2.84
NZ$4.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.78
|
$1.08
NZ$1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.65
|
$0.85
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.53
|
$6.79
NZ$11.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,405.21
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,760.81
|
$11,944.29
NZ$20,734.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.76
|
$212.01
NZ$368.04
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,189.34
|
$104.21
NZ$180.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,875.04
|
$155.28
NZ$269.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,579.17
|
$155.28
NZ$269.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,013.53
|
$79.92
NZ$138.74
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,216.15
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,570.49
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,488.18
|
|
pay 88.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.37
|
$5.23
NZ$9.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.93
|
$3.83
NZ$6.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.89
|
$14.93
NZ$25.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,864.27
|
$24.88
NZ$43.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.33
|
$6.87
NZ$11.92
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,800.24
|
$66.89
NZ$116.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,828.06
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,904.84
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,352.14
|
$73.46
NZ$127.52
|
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