Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 3.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Cook Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 88.6% more in Cook Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 7.4 times more in Cook Islands
- Housing
-
pay 49.0% less in Cook Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8 times more in Cook Islands
- Clothing
-
pay 4.1 times more in Cook Islands
The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.96
NZ$15.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.21
NZ$14.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.84
NZ$4.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.09
NZ$3.65
|
|
pay 88.6% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$3.22
NZ$5.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.15
NZ$8.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.63
NZ$13.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$5.76
NZ$10.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.52
NZ$6.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.35
NZ$2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.08
NZ$1.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.62
NZ$2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.84
NZ$4.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.08
NZ$1.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.85
NZ$1.49
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.79
NZ$11.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$11,944.29
NZ$20,845.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$212.01
NZ$370.00
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$104.21
NZ$181.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$155.28
NZ$270.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$155.28
NZ$270.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$79.92
NZ$139.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,501.42
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$5.23
NZ$9.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.83
NZ$6.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$14.93
NZ$26.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$24.88
NZ$43.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.87
NZ$11.99
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$66.89
NZ$116.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$73.46
NZ$128.20
|
|
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