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Cook Islands vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 8.3% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 52.2% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.3% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 49.6% more for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE721.50	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+51.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE679.88	$7.93 NZ$13.73	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE216.18	$2.88 NZ$4.99	+26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE112.67	$2.50 NZ$4.33	+110.1%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE175.41	$3.11 NZ$5.38	+67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE868.72	$4.98 NZ$8.61	-45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE532.36	$7.37 NZ$12.76	+31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE250.50	$5.57 NZ$9.64	+110.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE365.84	$3.40 NZ$5.89	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.25	$1.30 NZ$2.25	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.06	$1.05 NZ$1.81	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE140.54	$1.56 NZ$2.71	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE193.66	$2.75 NZ$4.76	+34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE56.93	$1.05 NZ$1.81	+74.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.50	$0.82 NZ$1.43	+2.0%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE586.80	$6.56 NZ$11.36	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	$11,538.70 NZ$19,973.52	-62.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	??
Average			-28.1%

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	Cabo Verde	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	$105.96 NZ$183.42	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	$305.77 NZ$529.30	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	$305.77 NZ$529.30	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	$82.72 NZ$143.19	-23.3%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	$1,384.64 NZ$2,396.82	-52.2%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE322.72	$5.99 NZ$10.36	+75.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE162.33	$3.80 NZ$6.57	+121.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE470.65	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+190.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	$24.04 NZ$41.61	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE554.79	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+13.2%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	$64.62 NZ$111.85	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	$70.96 NZ$122.84	-48.8%
Average			-20.5%

Cabo Verde 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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