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Cook Islands vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 61.7% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 30.4% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 92.6% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.3% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 JMD1,140.98	$8.96 NZ$15.63	+23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 JMD1,228.25	$8.21 NZ$14.32	+5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 JMD209.45	$2.84 NZ$4.95	+113.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 JMD133.18	$2.09 NZ$3.65	+147.1%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Jamaica	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 JMD412.84	$3.22 NZ$5.61	+22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 JMD931.26	$5.15 NZ$8.99	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.43 JMD2,113.88	$7.63 NZ$13.31	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 JMD527.07	$5.76 NZ$10.05	+72.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD467.33	$3.52 NZ$6.14	+18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD387.65	$1.35 NZ$2.35	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 JMD189.75	$1.08 NZ$1.89	-10.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 JMD269.11	$1.62 NZ$2.82	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 JMD191.72	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+133.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 JMD144.64	$1.08 NZ$1.89	+18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 JMD120.57	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+11.4%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Jamaica	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD761.09	$6.79 NZ$11.85	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,919.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,601.97 JMD6,392,825.65	$11,944.29 NZ$20,836.10	-70.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.62 JMD3,561.44	$212.01 NZ$369.84	+837.3%
Average			+269.1%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Jamaica	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.42 JMD7,624.29	$104.21 NZ$181.79	+115.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.87 JMD93,662.20	$155.28 NZ$270.87	-73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.79 JMD56,019.21	$155.28 NZ$270.87	-56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.67 JMD16,007.51	$79.92 NZ$139.42	-21.4%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 30.4% less for childcare

	Jamaica	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$194.86 JMD30,681.62	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,060.17 JMD324,376.71	$1,433.32 NZ$2,500.33	-30.4%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.65 JMD416.71	$5.23 NZ$9.12	+97.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 JMD480.09	$3.83 NZ$6.68	+25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.65 JMD1,361.44	$14.93 NZ$26.05	+72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.08 JMD6,467.36	$24.88 NZ$43.41	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,834.98	$6.87 NZ$11.98	-41.1%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 92.6% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.19 JMD3,808.07	$66.89 NZ$116.68	+176.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 JMD3,436.47	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.00 JMD10,391.63	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 JMD10,654.71	$73.46 NZ$128.14	+8.6%
Average			+92.6%

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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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