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Cook Islands vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 13.8% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 41.5% more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 47.5% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 86.6% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$11.54 NZ$19.88	-52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$7.93 NZ$13.67	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$2.88 NZ$4.97	+46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$2.50 NZ$4.31	+66.7%
Average			+5.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$3.11 NZ$5.36	-37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$4.98 NZ$8.57	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$7.37 NZ$12.70	-21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$5.57 NZ$9.59	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$3.40 NZ$5.86	-34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.30 NZ$2.24	-16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.05 NZ$1.80	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.56 NZ$2.69	+72.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$2.75 NZ$4.73	-14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.05 NZ$1.80	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.82 NZ$1.42	-57.8%
Average			-22.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.5% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$6.56 NZ$11.31	+41.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+41.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.5% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$105.96 NZ$182.57	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$82.72 NZ$142.53	-24.9%
Average			-47.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 86.6% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	-86.6%
Average			-86.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cook Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$5.99 NZ$10.31	+59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$3.80 NZ$6.54	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+188.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$24.04 NZ$41.42	-80.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$6.63 NZ$11.43	-46.9%
Average			+16.8%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$64.62 NZ$111.33	+36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$70.96 NZ$122.26	-43.2%
Average			-3.6%

British Virgin 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: December 2025

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