Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 3.4 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$8.21
NZ$14.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$2.84
NZ$4.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$2.09
NZ$3.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$3.22
NZ$5.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.15
NZ$8.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$7.63
NZ$13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$5.76
NZ$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.35
NZ$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.62
NZ$2.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$2.84
NZ$4.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.85
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$6.79
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$11,944.29
NZ$20,374.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$212.01
NZ$361.64
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Eritrea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$104.21
NZ$177.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$79.92
NZ$136.33
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
Eritrea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,444.89
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.23
NZ$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$3.83
NZ$6.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$24.88
NZ$42.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$6.87
NZ$11.72
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
|
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