Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Mali

Mali vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 32.0% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% less in Mali
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Mali
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Mali
Housing: pay 60.4% less in Mali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Mali

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mali.

Mali vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.0% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$6.70 F CFA4,044	-25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.33	$6.42 F CFA3,875	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$0.77 F CFA466	-72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$0.58 F CFA350	-72.3%
Average			-48.0%

Cook Islands vs. Mali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Mali
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.62	$1.10 F CFA665	-65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.32	$9.46 F CFA5,708	+24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.06	$3.13 F CFA1,886	-45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.15	$6.00 F CFA3,619	+70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.50 F CFA302	-53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$1.00 F CFA603	-38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$1.00 F CFA603	-64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.75 F CFA452	-12.1%
Average			-23.2%

Cook Islands vs. Mali - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.86	$5.48 F CFA3,308	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,845.19	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$370.00	??
Average			-19.3%

Cook Islands vs. Mali - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.4% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Mali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.87	$41.27 F CFA24,893	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.99	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.99	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.48	??
Average			-60.4%

Cook Islands vs. Mali - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,501.42	??

Cook Islands vs. Mali - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$2.39 F CFA1,439	-54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.69	$1.89 F CFA1,140	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$0.93 F CFA563	-93.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.43	$67.41 F CFA40,664	+170.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.99	$5.67 F CFA3,422	-17.4%
Average			-9.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Mali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.73	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.20	??

Cook Islands vs. Mali - 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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