Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 2.9 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% less in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 6.3 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 33.5% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.24	$9.21 DJF1,638	+2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$13.97	$10.05 DJF1,787	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.82	$1.77 DJF314	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.55	$1.67 DJF298	-19.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.47	$9.21 DJF1,638	+186.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.76	$4.74 DJF844	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$12.98	$8.45 DJF1,503	+10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$9.80	$8.04 DJF1,430	+39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$5.99	$9.12 DJF1,621	+158.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.29	$2.03 DJF360	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.84	$0.51 DJF90	-53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.75	$1.14 DJF203	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.84	$0.76 DJF135	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.84	$0.76 DJF135	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.45	$0.84 DJF149	-2.1%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.55	$5.23 DJF930	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.20 DJF7,505
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,313.43	$33,541.44 DJF5,964,606	+180.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$360.56	$36.29 DJF6,453	-82.9%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$177.23	$50.24 DJF8,934	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$264.07	$1,758.47 DJF312,705	+1032.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$264.07	$993.31 DJF176,638	+539.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$135.92	$544.29 DJF96,790	+581.0%
Average			+525.4%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$340.14 DJF60,486
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,437.61	$12,437.75 DJF2,211,779	+767.8%
Average			+767.8%

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pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$8.89	$6.70 DJF1,191	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.52	$2.79 DJF496	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$25.39	$3.42 DJF609	-77.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$42.32	$76.29 DJF13,567	+206.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.68	$8.37 DJF1,489	+21.9%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$113.76	$27.91 DJF4,964	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.54 DJF3,474
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$122.81 DJF21,840
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$124.93	$66.99 DJF11,913	-8.8%
Average			-33.5%

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