Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 80.2% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$8.21
NZ$14.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$2.84
NZ$4.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$2.09
NZ$3.57
|
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pay 48.8% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$3.22
NZ$5.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$5.15
NZ$8.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$7.63
NZ$13.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$5.76
NZ$9.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$1.35
NZ$2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$1.62
NZ$2.76
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$2.84
NZ$4.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.85
NZ$1.46
|
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pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$6.79
NZ$11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$11,944.29
NZ$20,374.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$212.01
NZ$361.64
|
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pay 31.1% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$104.21
NZ$177.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$79.92
NZ$136.33
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,444.89
|
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pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$5.23
NZ$8.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$3.83
NZ$6.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$24.88
NZ$42.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$6.87
NZ$11.72
|
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pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$73.46
NZ$125.30
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