Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 32.7% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% less in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 25.1% less in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 59.3% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Cook Islands

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

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pay 20.8% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$8.96 NZ$15.67	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$8.21 NZ$14.36	-34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.09 NZ$3.66	-7.1%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$3.22 NZ$5.63	-18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$5.15 NZ$9.01	-61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$7.63 NZ$13.35	-61.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.76 NZ$10.08	+44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$3.52 NZ$6.16	-48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.35 NZ$2.36
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.08 NZ$1.90
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.62 NZ$2.83
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.84 NZ$4.98	-5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.08 NZ$1.90
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.85 NZ$1.49
Average			-25.1%

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$6.79 NZ$11.88	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,944.29 NZ$20,894.41
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$212.01 NZ$370.88
Average			-13.5%

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pay 59.3% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$106.50	$104.21 NZ$182.30	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.00	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$79.92 NZ$139.81	-65.2%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$1,433.32 NZ$2,507.33	-82.1%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$5.23 NZ$9.14	-34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.83 NZ$6.70	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$14.93 NZ$26.12	+113.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$24.88 NZ$43.53	-75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.87 NZ$12.01
Average			-6.7%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$66.89 NZ$117.01	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$73.46 NZ$128.50	-26.5%
Average			-21.4%

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