Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

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Jamaica vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 16.9% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 96.5% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 43.7% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 35.9% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.2% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$7.25 JMD1,134.06	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.33	$7.80 JMD1,220.80	-5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$1.33 JMD208.18	-53.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$0.85 JMD132.38	-59.5%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.62	$2.62 JMD410.34	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$5.91 JMD925.61	+14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.32	$13.43 JMD2,101.05	+76.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.06	$3.35 JMD523.87	-41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.15	$2.97 JMD464.49	-15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$2.46 JMD385.30	+82.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.21 JMD188.59	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$1.71 JMD267.48	+5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$1.22 JMD190.55	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.92 JMD143.76	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.77 JMD119.84	-10.3%
Average			+2.9%

Cook Islands vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.86	$4.83 JMD756.47	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.59 JMD5,883.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,845.19	$40,601.97 JMD6,354,038.42	+239.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$370.00	$22.62 JMD3,539.83	-89.3%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 96.5% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.87	$48.42 JMD7,578.04	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$594.87 JMD93,093.92	+283.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$355.79 JMD55,679.33	+129.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.48	$101.67 JMD15,910.39	+27.2%
Average			+96.5%

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pay 43.7% more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$194.86 JMD30,495.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,501.42	$2,060.17 JMD322,408.62	+43.7%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$2.65 JMD414.18	-49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.69	$3.05 JMD477.18	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$8.65 JMD1,353.17	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.43	$41.08 JMD6,428.13	+65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.99	$11.65 JMD1,823.84	+69.7%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.73	$24.19 JMD3,784.97	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.83 JMD3,415.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$66.00 JMD10,328.58
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.20	$67.67 JMD10,590.06	-7.9%
Average			-35.9%

Cook Islands vs. Jamaica - 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: March 2025

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