Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 58.1% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Gabon
Transportation: pay 2.4% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$16.34 FCFA10,216	+82.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.32	$12.25 FCFA7,662	+49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$1.23 FCFA766	-56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$1.31 FCFA817	-37.5%
Average			+9.3%

Cook Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.61	$1.42 FCFA885	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$3.40 FCFA2,128	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.31	$9.78 FCFA6,115	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.05	$3.39 FCFA2,120	-41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.14	$3.11 FCFA1,946	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$1.43 FCFA896	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.16 FCFA726	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$1.43 FCFA896	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$0.94 FCFA587	-67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.04 FCFA649	-4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$1.11 FCFA695	+30.3%
Average			-13.9%

Cook Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.85	$3.89 FCFA2,431	-42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.93 FCFA28,093
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,836.10	$27,776.16 FCFA17,366,410	+132.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$369.84	$6.82 FCFA4,265	-96.8%
Average			-2.4%

Cook Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.79	$68.08 FCFA42,565	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.87	$844.18 FCFA527,803	+443.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.87	$490.17 FCFA306,466	+215.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.42	$83.30 FCFA52,079	+4.2%
Average			+157.2%

Cook Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$118.46 FCFA74,063
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,500.33	$5,310.15 FCFA3,320,049	+270.5%
Average			+270.5%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$0.98 FCFA613	-81.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.68	$4.25 FCFA2,656	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.05	$2.45 FCFA1,532	-83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.41	$57.19 FCFA35,754	+129.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.98	$4.50 FCFA2,816	-34.4%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.68	$65.36 FCFA40,862	-2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$73.53 FCFA45,970
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.93 FCFA28,093
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.14	$71.89 FCFA44,948	-2.1%
Average			-2.2%

Cook Islands vs. Gabon - 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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