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Cook Islands vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 6.6% more expensive than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 92.8% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Cook Islands

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Central African Republic. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Cook Islands. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,108	$8.96 NZ$15.63	+9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,662	$8.21 NZ$14.32	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,277	$2.84 NZ$4.95	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,022	$2.09 NZ$3.65	+27.9%
Average			+10.9%

Central African Republic vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Central African Republic	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,788	$3.22 NZ$5.61	+12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,915	$5.15 NZ$8.99	+68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA10,634	$7.63 NZ$13.31	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,247	$5.76 NZ$10.05	+60.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,549	$3.52 NZ$6.14	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA463	$1.35 NZ$2.35	+81.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA463	$1.08 NZ$1.89	+46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,853	$1.62 NZ$2.82	-45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,390	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,158	$1.08 NZ$1.89	-41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,622	$0.85 NZ$1.49	-67.1%
Average			+6.7%

Central African Republic vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,800	$6.79 NZ$11.85	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,944.29 NZ$20,836.10
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$212.01 NZ$369.84
Average			-26.8%

Central African Republic vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 92.8% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$104.21 NZ$181.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,240,826	$155.28 NZ$270.87	-92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,501,816	$155.28 NZ$270.87	-93.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$79.92 NZ$139.42
Average			-92.8%

Central African Republic vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,433.32 NZ$2,500.33

Central African Republic vs. Cook Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,788	$5.23 NZ$9.12	+82.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,532	$3.83 NZ$6.68	+56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,554	$14.93 NZ$26.05	+265.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$24.88 NZ$43.41
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.87 NZ$11.98
Average			+134.9%

Central African Republic vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$66.89 NZ$116.68
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$73.46 NZ$128.14

Central African Republic 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: February 2025

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