Cost of living comparison

Guyana

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 56.0% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 4.6% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 93.8% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 33.5% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.7% more for restaurants

	Guyana	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,485.15	$8.96 NZ$15.67	-24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,789.31	$8.21 NZ$14.36	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.49	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+134.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.11	$2.09 NZ$3.66	+193.3%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Guyana	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.64	$3.22 NZ$5.63	+60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,120.57	$5.15 NZ$9.01	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,575.63	$7.63 NZ$13.35	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.41	$5.76 NZ$10.08	+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD549.82	$3.52 NZ$6.16	+34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.92	$1.35 NZ$2.36	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.89	$1.08 NZ$1.90	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.26	$1.62 NZ$2.83	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.95	$2.84 NZ$4.98	+39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.81	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+53.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.80	$0.85 NZ$1.49	-8.4%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Guyana	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.25	$6.79 NZ$11.88	+69.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,964.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,399.72	$11,944.29 NZ$20,894.41	-23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,063.77	$212.01 NZ$370.88	+631.4%
Average			+225.8%

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pay 4.6% less for housing

	Guyana	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,798.53	$104.21 NZ$182.30	+70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,092.03	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,815.25	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,761.25	$79.92 NZ$139.81	+31.0%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 93.8% less for childcare

	Guyana	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,433.36	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,858,873.77	$1,433.32 NZ$2,507.33	-93.8%
Average			-93.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.33	$5.23 NZ$9.14	+144.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD811.82	$3.83 NZ$6.70	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.27	$14.93 NZ$26.12	+583.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,118.16	$24.88 NZ$43.53	-35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,242.58	$6.87 NZ$12.01	+15.6%
Average			+141.2%

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pay 33.5% more for clothing

	Guyana	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,952.48	$66.89 NZ$117.01	+76.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,934.67	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,495.47	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,899.03	$73.46 NZ$128.50	-9.1%
Average			+33.5%

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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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