Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 6.3 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.3 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 4.4 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 20.4 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 49.0% more in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Cook Islands

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.35 BDT163.88	$8.96 NZ$16.01	+564.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 BDT535.31	$8.21 NZ$14.68	+86.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 BDT30.79	$2.84 NZ$5.07	+1019.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT18.84	$2.09 NZ$3.74	+1247.7%
Average			+729.4%

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 BDT63.35	$3.22 NZ$5.75	+517.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 BDT461.58	$5.15 NZ$9.21	+35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.60 BDT316.41	$7.63 NZ$13.64	+193.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 BDT135.25	$5.76 NZ$10.30	+417.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.00 BDT121.57	$3.52 NZ$6.29	+251.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 BDT107.24	$1.35 NZ$2.41	+52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 BDT42.62	$1.08 NZ$1.94	+208.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BDT97.19	$1.62 NZ$2.89	+102.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BDT32.00	$2.84 NZ$5.08	+979.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.66	$1.08 NZ$1.94	+690.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT30.37	$0.85 NZ$1.52	+241.4%
Average			+335.5%

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pay 20.4 times more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 BDT447.31	$6.79 NZ$12.14	+84.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.31 BDT1,495.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,789.60 BDT3,133,187.50	$11,944.29 NZ$21,346.25	-53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.61 BDT438.37	$212.01 NZ$378.90	+5775.8%
Average			+1935.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.51 BDT1,884.15	$104.21 NZ$186.25	+572.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$75.62 BDT9,187.30	$155.28 NZ$277.50	+105.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$47.62 BDT5,785.11	$155.28 NZ$277.50	+226.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.70 BDT2,514.53	$79.92 NZ$142.83	+286.1%
Average			+297.4%

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pay 49.0% more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.22 BDT3,671.91	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$962.19 BDT116,896.38	$1,433.32 NZ$2,561.55	+49.0%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 BDT462.20	$5.23 NZ$9.34	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.37 BDT166.91	$3.83 NZ$6.85	+178.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 BDT314.68	$14.93 NZ$26.68	+476.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.68 BDT1,419.48	$24.88 NZ$44.47	+113.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.67 BDT446.27	$6.87 NZ$12.27	+87.0%
Average			+178.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.35 BDT2,107.97	$66.89 NZ$119.54	+285.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.87 BDT2,050.10	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.90 BDT4,482.87	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.09 BDT4,019.58	$73.46 NZ$131.28	+122.0%
Average			+203.8%

Bangladesh vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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