Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Angola Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Angola overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 66.1% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 8.3 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 31.6% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 90.4% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 51.4% less in Cook Islands

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Angola. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Cook Islands. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Angola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Angola, you would:

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pay 57.8% more for restaurants

	Angola	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,354.55	$8.96 NZ$15.67	+52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,137.03	$8.21 NZ$14.36	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,495.87	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+73.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA949.90	$2.09 NZ$3.66	+100.7%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 66.1% more for groceries

	Angola	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,177.64	$3.22 NZ$5.63	+149.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,696.66	$5.15 NZ$9.01	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,316.08	$7.63 NZ$13.35	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,131.20	$5.76 NZ$10.08	+146.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,473.62	$3.52 NZ$6.16	+29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,071.79	$1.35 NZ$2.36	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA448.96	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+120.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,261.05	$1.62 NZ$2.83	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA858.62	$2.84 NZ$4.98	+202.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA738.93	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA644.74	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+20.7%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 8.3 times more for transportation

	Angola	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,280.33	$6.79 NZ$11.88	+383.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,254.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,130,646.11	$11,944.29 NZ$20,894.41	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,882.11	$212.01 NZ$370.88	+1856.6%
Average			+733.5%

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pay 31.6% less for housing

	Angola	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,048.86	$104.21 NZ$182.30	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA450,322.91	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA258,041.27	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,030.93	$79.92 NZ$139.81	+8.7%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 90.4% less for childcare

	Angola	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA635,801.26	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,846.97	$1,433.32 NZ$2,507.33	-90.4%
Average			-90.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Angola	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,413.29	$5.23 NZ$9.14	+237.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,273.11	$3.83 NZ$6.70	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,172.79	$14.93 NZ$26.12	+526.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,157.91	$24.88 NZ$43.53	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,091.55	$6.87 NZ$12.01	+53.1%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

	Angola	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,070.69	$66.89 NZ$117.01	-31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,055.11	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,043.82	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA232,317.60	$73.46 NZ$128.50	-71.2%
Average			-51.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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