Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 30.2% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 30.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire

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

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 43.8% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$3.27 F CFA1,971	-63.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.33	$10.21 F CFA6,160	+24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$0.75 F CFA455	-73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$0.78 F CFA471	-62.7%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.62	$0.62 F CFA375	-80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$7.52 F CFA4,534	+45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.32	$9.66 F CFA5,829	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.06	$2.16 F CFA1,300	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.15	$2.96 F CFA1,788	-15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$1.58 F CFA956	+17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.45 F CFA274	-58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$0.57 F CFA343	-64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$0.70 F CFA423	-75.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.70 F CFA422	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.88 F CFA533	+3.6%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.86	$5.32 F CFA3,208	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.93 F CFA27,103
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,845.19	$29,410.06 F CFA17,740,339	+146.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$370.00	$14.54 F CFA8,772	-93.1%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.87	$48.27 F CFA29,119	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$812.41 F CFA490,050	+423.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$291.38 F CFA175,761	+87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.48	$135.65 F CFA81,828	+69.7%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$198.79 F CFA119,912
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,501.42	$2,968.24 F CFA1,790,460	+107.1%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$0.98 F CFA591	-81.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.69	$2.38 F CFA1,434	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$1.23 F CFA739	-91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.43	$75.48 F CFA45,529	+203.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.99	$8.17 F CFA4,928	+19.0%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.73	$73.53 F CFA44,351	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$51.74 F CFA31,210
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$73.47 F CFA44,318
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.20	$111.65 F CFA67,348	+52.0%
Average			+30.9%

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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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