Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 95.4% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 56.9% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
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pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
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pay 27.5% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Cook Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$73.46
NZ$129.88
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