Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 4.5 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
$8.21
NZ$14.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
$2.84
NZ$4.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
$2.09
NZ$3.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
$3.22
NZ$5.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
$5.15
NZ$8.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
$7.63
NZ$13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
$5.76
NZ$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
$1.35
NZ$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
$1.62
NZ$2.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
$2.84
NZ$4.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
$0.85
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 19.1 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
$6.79
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
$11,944.29
NZ$20,374.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
$212.01
NZ$361.64
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
$104.21
NZ$177.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
$79.92
NZ$136.33
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,444.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
$5.23
NZ$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
$3.83
NZ$6.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
$24.88
NZ$42.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
$6.87
NZ$11.72
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
|
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
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