Cost of living comparison

South Korea

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 2.4 times more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 89.7% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 9.3 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 93.7% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.8% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 89.7% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 ₩8,736	$8.96 NZ$15.00	+45.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.24 ₩7,431	$8.21 NZ$13.75	+56.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,088	$2.84 NZ$4.75	+92.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 ₩1,123	$2.09 NZ$3.50	+164.0%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	South Korea	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.08 ₩4,364	$3.22 NZ$5.39	+4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ₩7,666	$5.15 NZ$8.62	-4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.46 ₩10,579	$7.63 NZ$12.77	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.76 ₩3,911	$5.76 NZ$9.65	+109.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.32 ₩4,710	$3.52 NZ$5.90	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17 ₩4,493	$1.35 NZ$2.26	-57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.49 ₩2,112	$1.08 NZ$1.81	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53 ₩3,591	$1.62 NZ$2.71	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 ₩3,424	$2.84 NZ$4.76	+17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 ₩2,588	$1.08 NZ$1.81	-40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 ₩1,716	$0.85 NZ$1.43	-29.5%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 9.3 times more for transportation

	South Korea	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ₩6,230	$6.79 NZ$11.37	+54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.32 ₩64,276	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,023.07 ₩38,329,246	$11,944.29 NZ$19,994.96	-55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.17 ₩11,591	$212.01 NZ$354.91	+2494.4%
Average			+831.1%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	South Korea	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.65 ₩25,041	$104.21 NZ$174.46	+490.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$426.93 ₩605,556	$155.28 NZ$259.93	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.41 ₩465,818	$155.28 NZ$259.93	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.42 ₩158,041	$79.92 NZ$133.79	-28.3%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 93.7% less for childcare

	South Korea	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.40 ₩529,628	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,907.58 ₩32,491,876	$1,433.32 NZ$2,399.40	-93.7%
Average			-93.7%

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 ₩4,388	$5.23 NZ$8.75	+68.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 ₩4,807	$3.83 NZ$6.42	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.21 ₩4,559	$14.93 NZ$24.99	+364.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.71 ₩64,837	$24.88 NZ$41.66	-45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.10 ₩14,324	$6.87 NZ$11.50	-32.0%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	South Korea	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.70 ₩86,103	$66.89 NZ$111.97	+10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.52 ₩63,150	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.99 ₩103,532	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.73 ₩132,946	$73.46 NZ$122.97	-21.6%
Average			-5.7%

South Korea 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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