Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 93.4% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 6.2% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 81.0% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	$8.96 NZ$15.67	+25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	$8.21 NZ$14.36	+64.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZWL198.95	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+359.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 ZWL164.26	$2.09 NZ$3.66	+309.8%
Average			+189.7%

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.4% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZWL328.81	$3.22 NZ$5.63	+215.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	$5.15 NZ$9.01	-3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	$7.63 NZ$13.35	+35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ZWL661.44	$5.76 NZ$10.08	+180.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ZWL732.64	$3.52 NZ$6.16	+54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL327.34	$1.35 NZ$2.36	+32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL250.11	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 ZWL375.00	$1.62 NZ$2.83	+39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.19	$2.84 NZ$4.98	+321.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ZWL168.11	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+107.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 ZWL264.39	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+3.9%
Average			+93.4%

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	$6.79 NZ$11.88	+10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$11,944.29 NZ$20,894.41	-52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	$212.01 NZ$370.88	+866.2%
Average			+274.8%

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pay 6.2% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	$104.21 NZ$182.30	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	$79.92 NZ$139.81	+60.4%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$1,433.32 NZ$2,507.33	-81.0%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$5.23 NZ$9.14	+248.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 ZWL854.83	$3.83 NZ$6.70	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 ZWL503.12	$14.93 NZ$26.12	+855.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	$24.88 NZ$43.53	-43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.87 NZ$12.01	-31.3%
Average			+214.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	$66.89 NZ$117.01	+216.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	$73.46 NZ$128.50	+45.6%
Average			+131.2%

Zimbabwe 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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