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Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 43.0% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 36.7% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 49.9% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.4% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	-20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.32	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-78.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$0.51 ZWL164.26	-75.6%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 36.7% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.61	$1.02 ZWL328.81	-68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.31	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.05	$2.05 ZWL661.44	-64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.14	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$1.02 ZWL327.34	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.78 ZWL250.11	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$1.16 ZWL375.00	-28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$0.67 ZWL217.19	-76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.52 ZWL168.11	-51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.82 ZWL264.39	-3.8%
Average			-36.7%

Cook Islands vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.85	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,836.10	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	+109.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$369.84	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	-89.7%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.79	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.87	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	+82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.87	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	+28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.42	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-37.6%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,500.33	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	+427.6%
Average			+427.6%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.68	$2.65 ZWL854.83	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.05	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-89.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.41	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	+78.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.98	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+45.6%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 49.9% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.68	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.14	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-31.3%
Average			-49.9%

Cook Islands vs. Zimbabwe - 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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