Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 2.6 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 10.5 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 61.3% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 48.0% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.3% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 SBD50.00	$8.96 NZ$16.01	+49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.99 SBD125.00	$8.21 NZ$14.68	-45.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 SBD11.67	$2.84 NZ$5.07	+102.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 SBD10.00	$2.09 NZ$3.74	+74.3%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 SBD11.33	$3.22 NZ$5.75	+136.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 SBD19.00	$5.15 NZ$9.21	+126.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.08 SBD75.71	$7.63 NZ$13.64	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72 SBD39.36	$5.76 NZ$10.30	+22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 SBD40.82	$3.52 NZ$6.29	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.67 SBD30.62	$1.35 NZ$2.41	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 SBD10.21	$1.08 NZ$1.94	-11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.44 SBD37.04	$1.62 NZ$2.89	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SBD13.00	$2.84 NZ$5.08	+82.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 SBD7.82	$1.08 NZ$1.94	+15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.70	$0.85 NZ$1.52	-44.0%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 10.5 times more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SBD43.59	$6.79 NZ$12.14	+30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.97 SBD250.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,944.29 NZ$21,346.25
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.79 SBD90.00	$212.01 NZ$378.90	+1864.8%
Average			+947.4%

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pay 61.3% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.89 SBD1,000.01	$104.21 NZ$186.25	-13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$539.52 SBD4,500.06	$155.28 NZ$277.50	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$629.44 SBD5,250.07	$155.28 NZ$277.50	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$550.10 SBD4,588.30	$79.92 NZ$142.83	-85.5%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 48.0% less for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.91 SBD800.01	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,757.54 SBD23,000.30	$1,433.32 NZ$2,561.55	-48.0%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 SBD19.00	$5.23 NZ$9.34	+129.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 SBD31.67	$3.83 NZ$6.85	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.84 SBD32.00	$14.93 NZ$26.68	+289.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$24.88 NZ$44.47
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 SBD27.50	$6.87 NZ$12.27	+108.3%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.30 SBD169.34	$66.89 NZ$119.54	+229.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.92 SBD750.01	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.93 SBD633.34	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.93 SBD633.34	$73.46 NZ$131.28	-3.3%
Average			+113.1%

Solomon Islands 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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