Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 43.4% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.7% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 5.6% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Clothing: pay 32.8% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 49.7% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$22.20 EC$60.00	+147.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.33	$13.98 EC$37.77	+70.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$2.04 EC$5.50	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$2.28 EC$6.17	+9.2%
Average			+49.7%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.62	$4.07 EC$10.99	+26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$5.51 EC$14.88	+6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.32	$12.19 EC$32.94	+59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.06	$5.99 EC$16.20	+4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.15	$5.63 EC$15.21	+59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$1.01 EC$2.72	-25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.11 EC$3.00	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$0.84 EC$2.27	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$0.66 EC$1.79	-76.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.50 EC$1.36	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.71 EC$1.93	-16.4%
Average			-5.6%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.86	??
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	??

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.87	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	+350.8%
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	$76.47 EC$206.67	-4.3%
Average			+173.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,501.42	??

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pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$2.22 EC$6.00	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.69	$3.70 EC$10.00	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$5.55 EC$15.00	-62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.43	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.99	$6.29 EC$17.00	-8.4%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.73	$88.81 EC$240.00	+32.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.20	??
Average			+32.8%

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