Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 3.3 times more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 83.6% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 7.6 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 57.5% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Cook Islands

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Ghana. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Ghana	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.70 GHS57.31	$8.96 NZ$15.67	+142.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.51 GHS85.39	$8.21 NZ$14.36	+49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 GHS9.21	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+377.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 GHS3.81	$2.09 NZ$3.66	+750.0%
Average			+329.7%

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pay 83.6% more for groceries

	Ghana	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.58	$3.22 NZ$5.63	+111.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.18 GHS49.25	$5.15 NZ$9.01	+62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.96 GHS138.90	$7.63 NZ$13.35	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 GHS34.18	$5.76 NZ$10.08	+161.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 GHS32.23	$3.52 NZ$6.16	+69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS15.67	$1.35 NZ$2.36	+33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 GHS7.50	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+124.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.21	$1.62 NZ$2.83	+172.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GHS16.13	$2.84 NZ$4.98	+173.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 GHS15.18	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 GHS11.36	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+16.5%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 7.6 times more for transportation

	Ghana	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 GHS65.59	$6.79 NZ$11.88	+60.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 GHS408.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,998.94	$11,944.29 NZ$20,894.41	+49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 GHS166.44	$212.01 NZ$370.88	+1874.3%
Average			+661.4%

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pay 57.5% more for housing

	Ghana	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.21 GHS669.76	$104.21 NZ$182.30	+141.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,720.70	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,738.35	$155.28 NZ$271.63	+38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.41 GHS548.89	$79.92 NZ$139.81	+125.7%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Ghana	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS883.73	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,571.37 GHS101,855.32	$1,433.32 NZ$2,507.33	-78.2%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 GHS14.69	$5.23 NZ$9.14	+451.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 GHS26.12	$3.83 NZ$6.70	+127.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 GHS18.55	$14.93 NZ$26.12	+1147.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.36 GHS501.52	$24.88 NZ$43.53	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.63	$6.87 NZ$12.01	-26.4%
Average			+335.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS230.56	$66.89 NZ$117.01	+349.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS311.58	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS506.96	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS535.77	$73.46 NZ$128.50	+112.5%
Average			+231.1%

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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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