Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 14.5% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Samoa
- Groceries
-
pay 45.1% less in Samoa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.8% less in Samoa
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9% less in Samoa
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Samoa. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Samoa.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.16
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$13.89
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$4.80
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.54
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.44
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$8.71
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$12.91
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$9.75
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$5.96
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.28
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.83
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.74
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$4.81
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.83
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$11.49
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$20,206.90
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$358.67
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$176.31
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$262.69
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$262.69
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$135.21
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,424.83
|
?? |
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$8.84
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.48
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$25.26
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$42.10
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$11.62
|
?? | |
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$113.16
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$124.27
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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