Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Bahamas

Bahamas vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 2.7 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 34.8% more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 5.7 times more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.6% more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Bahamas

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

Bahamas vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.7% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$30.33 BSD30.33	+238.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.33	$10.58 BSD10.58	+28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$2.73 BSD2.73	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$2.15 BSD2.15	+3.0%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.62	$4.38 BSD4.38	+36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$4.32 BSD4.32	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.32	$14.05 BSD14.05	+84.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.06	$5.32 BSD5.32	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.15	$4.62 BSD4.62	+31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$1.74 BSD1.74	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.44 BSD1.44	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$1.73 BSD1.73	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$2.10 BSD2.10	-26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.89 BSD1.89	+74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$1.37 BSD1.37	+60.1%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 34.8% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.86	$5.16 BSD5.16	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.00 BSD45.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,845.19	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+214.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$370.00	$30.85 BSD30.85	-85.4%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.87	$73.43 BSD73.43	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$1,522.92 BSD1,522.92	+880.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$1,550.00 BSD1,550.00	+898.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.48	$197.45 BSD197.45	+147.1%
Average			+474.1%

Cook Islands vs. Bahamas - Cost of housing

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$453.33 BSD453.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,501.42	$8,905.56 BSD8,905.56	+521.3%
Average			+521.3%

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pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$4.33 BSD4.33	-17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.69	$6.02 BSD6.02	+57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$10.66 BSD10.66	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.43	$80.69 BSD80.69	+224.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.99	$18.00 BSD18.00	+162.1%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.73	$57.50 BSD57.50	-14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.83 BSD50.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$106.00 BSD106.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.20	$100.00 BSD100.00	+36.1%
Average			+11.1%

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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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