Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 95.4% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 61.7% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.3% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Botswana	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP101.94	$8.96 NZ$15.63	+19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.55	$8.21 NZ$14.33	+36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.32	$2.84 NZ$4.95	+240.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.64	$2.09 NZ$3.65	+328.3%
Average			+156.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Botswana	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.05	$3.22 NZ$5.62	+296.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP45.81	$5.15 NZ$8.99	+52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP68.82	$7.63 NZ$13.32	+50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.16	$5.76 NZ$10.06	+151.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP30.92	$3.52 NZ$6.15	+54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.53	$1.35 NZ$2.35	+74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.42	$1.08 NZ$1.89	+75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.62 NZ$2.82	+83.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.78	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+340.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.12	$1.08 NZ$1.89	+81.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.45	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+55.8%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Botswana	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.12	$6.79 NZ$11.86	+59.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP383.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP305,825.54	$11,944.29 NZ$20,845.19	-46.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP265.05	$212.01 NZ$370.00	+987.9%
Average			+333.3%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Botswana	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,232.22	$104.21 NZ$181.87	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,466.02	$155.28 NZ$270.99	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,038.84	$155.28 NZ$270.99	+3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP669.30	$79.92 NZ$139.48	+62.4%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 61.7% less for childcare

	Botswana	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,451.38	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP50,875.35	$1,433.32 NZ$2,501.42	-61.7%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.58	$5.23 NZ$9.12	+132.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.22	$3.83 NZ$6.69	+61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP50.97	$14.93 NZ$26.06	+298.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP437.78	$24.88 NZ$43.43	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP91.75	$6.87 NZ$11.99	+1.8%
Average			+94.3%

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Botswana	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP600.32	$66.89 NZ$116.73	+51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP301.46	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,036.41	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,266.99	$73.46 NZ$128.20	-21.1%
Average			+15.2%

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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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