Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.5 times more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Cook Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 74.0% more in Cook Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 23.9% more in Cook Islands
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Cook Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.4 times more in Cook Islands
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
$8.96
NZ$15.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
$8.21
NZ$14.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$2.84
NZ$4.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$2.09
NZ$3.66
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
$3.22
NZ$5.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.15
NZ$9.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$7.63
NZ$13.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
$5.76
NZ$10.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$3.52
NZ$6.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
NZ$2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.08
NZ$1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.62
NZ$2.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$2.84
NZ$4.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
NZ$1.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA452
|
$0.85
NZ$1.49
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
$6.79
NZ$11.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,944.29
NZ$20,894.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$212.01
NZ$370.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
$104.21
NZ$182.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$155.28
NZ$271.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$155.28
NZ$271.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.92
NZ$139.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,507.33
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$5.23
NZ$9.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
$3.83
NZ$6.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$14.93
NZ$26.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
$24.88
NZ$43.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
$6.87
NZ$12.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.89
NZ$117.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$73.46
NZ$128.50
|
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