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Cook Islands vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 60.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 57.3% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 28.0% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 17.9% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 92.2% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,035	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+115.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,553	$7.93 NZ$13.83	-1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA472	$2.88 NZ$5.03	+245.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA329	$2.50 NZ$4.36	+330.0%
Average			+172.3%

Burkina Faso vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.3% more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA536	$3.11 NZ$5.42	+228.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$4.98 NZ$8.68	-44.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,000	$7.37 NZ$12.85	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,723	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+82.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,507	$3.40 NZ$5.93	-65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,147	$1.30 NZ$2.27	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA358	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA257	$1.56 NZ$2.73	+244.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA630	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+146.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA572	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+3.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA346	$0.82 NZ$1.44	+34.9%
Average			+57.3%

Burkina Faso vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.0% less for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,256	$6.56 NZ$11.45	+14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-70.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,398	??
Average			-28.0%

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pay 17.9% more for housing

	Burkina Faso	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,634	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+109.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA252,949	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158,514	$305.77 NZ$533.27	+9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,192	$82.72 NZ$144.27	-15.2%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,885	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-92.2%
Average			-92.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$5.99 NZ$10.44	+457.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$3.80 NZ$6.62	+112.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+706.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,413	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-25.8%
Average			+237.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$64.62 NZ$112.69
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$70.96 NZ$123.76

Burkina Faso vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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