Cost of living comparison

Guinea-Bissau

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 3.3 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 4.8 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 10.8 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 37.9% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Guinea-Bissau	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$8.96 NZ$15.67	+82.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43 F CFA5,686	$8.21 NZ$14.36	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 F CFA788	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+117.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 F CFA985	$2.09 NZ$3.66	+27.9%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 4.8 times more for groceries

	Guinea-Bissau	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 F CFA543	$3.22 NZ$5.63	+257.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.28 F CFA4,389	$5.15 NZ$9.01	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 F CFA3,730	$7.63 NZ$13.35	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$5.76 NZ$10.08	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93 F CFA3,576	$3.52 NZ$6.16	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,118	$1.35 NZ$2.36	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 F CFA268	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+143.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,118	$1.62 NZ$2.83	-12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.07 F CFA45	$2.84 NZ$4.98	+3737.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+82.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+43.9%
Average			+381.5%

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pay 10.8 times more for transportation

	Guinea-Bissau	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 F CFA2,726	$6.79 NZ$11.88	+50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.57 F CFA15,424	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,027.10 F CFA19,317,179	$11,944.29 NZ$20,894.41	-62.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.94 F CFA4,188	$212.01 NZ$370.88	+2953.1%
Average			+980.2%

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Guinea-Bissau	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.27 F CFA27,304	$104.21 NZ$182.30	+130.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.95 F CFA261,740	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.47 F CFA135,993	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-31.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.86 F CFA45,755	$79.92 NZ$139.81	+5.4%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 37.9% less for childcare

	Guinea-Bissau	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$765.65 F CFA461,801	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,773	$1,433.32 NZ$2,507.33	-37.9%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea-Bissau	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 F CFA936	$5.23 NZ$9.14	+236.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 F CFA1,232	$3.83 NZ$6.70	+87.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA985	$14.93 NZ$26.12	+813.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA34,492	$24.88 NZ$43.53	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.63 F CFA985	$6.87 NZ$12.01	+320.3%
Average			+280.4%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Guinea-Bissau	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.86 F CFA54,202	$66.89 NZ$117.01	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.19 F CFA34,492	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.69 F CFA49,274	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 F CFA64,056	$73.46 NZ$128.50	-30.8%
Average			-28.2%

Guinea-Bissau vs. Cook Islands - 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: April 2025

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