Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 3.5 times more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 80.1% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 14.0 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 81.4% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 23.9% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$8.96 NZ$16.01	+76.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$8.21 NZ$14.68	+69.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$2.84 NZ$5.07	+237.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$2.09 NZ$3.74	+300.5%
Average			+171.0%

Mongolia vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.1% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$3.22 NZ$5.75	+250.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$5.15 NZ$9.21	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$7.63 NZ$13.64	+40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$5.76 NZ$10.30	+160.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$3.52 NZ$6.29	+72.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$1.35 NZ$2.41	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$1.08 NZ$1.94	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$1.62 NZ$2.89	-15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$2.84 NZ$5.08	+93.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$1.08 NZ$1.94	+254.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.85 NZ$1.52	+87.4%
Average			+80.1%

Mongolia vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.0 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$6.79 NZ$12.14	+69.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$11,944.29 NZ$21,346.25	-60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$212.01 NZ$378.90	+3902.3%
Average			+1303.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$104.21 NZ$186.25	+611.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$155.28 NZ$277.50	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$155.28 NZ$277.50	-63.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$79.92 NZ$142.83	+36.3%
Average			+127.9%

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$1,433.32 NZ$2,561.55	-81.4%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$5.23 NZ$9.34	+195.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$3.83 NZ$6.85	+52.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$14.93 NZ$26.68	+745.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$24.88 NZ$44.47	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$6.87 NZ$12.27	+50.6%
Average			+197.2%

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pay 23.9% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$66.89 NZ$119.54	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$73.46 NZ$131.28	-48.4%
Average			-23.9%

Mongolia 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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