Chile vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 20.7% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 29.6% less in Chile
Groceries
pay 38.7% less in Chile
Transportation
pay 27.5% less in Chile
Housing
pay 60.4% more in Chile
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Chile
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.0% less in Chile
Clothing
pay 13.8% less in Chile

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

Chile vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.6% less for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.96
NZ$15.69
$8.12
CLF0.2000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.21
NZ$14.39
$7.20
CLF0.1700
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.84
NZ$4.97
$1.33
CLF0.0300

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pay 38.7% less for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Chile
Bread
1 loaf
$3.22
NZ$5.64
$1.54
CLF0.0400
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.15
NZ$9.02
$5.09
CLF0.1200
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
NZ$13.37
$4.33
CLF0.1000

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
NZ$11.90
$5.14
CLF0.1200
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.34
CLF0.8100
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,944.29
NZ$20,923.70
$16,204.48
CLF392.5400

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pay 60.4% more for housing

 
Cook Islands
Chile
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$104.21
NZ$182.56
$21.54
CLF0.5200
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $155.28
NZ$272.01
$453.06
CLF10.9700
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $155.28
NZ$272.01
$359.28
CLF8.7000

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $313.82
CLF7.6000
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,433.32
NZ$2,510.84
$4,486.89
CLF108.6900

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.23
NZ$9.15
$2.73
CLF0.0700
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.83
NZ$6.71
$2.69
CLF0.0700
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$14.93
NZ$26.15
$5.08
CLF0.1200

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Chile
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.89
NZ$117.17
$43.89
CLF1.0600
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $28.66
CLF0.6900
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $61.62
CLF1.4900

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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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