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Cook Islands vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 30.6% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.3% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 71.6% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 77.9% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 74.3% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.3% more for restaurants

	Chile	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+41.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$7.93 NZ$13.73	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$2.88 NZ$4.99	+108.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$2.50 NZ$4.33	+115.4%
Average			+68.3%

Chile vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.6% more for groceries

	Chile	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$3.11 NZ$5.38	+96.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$4.98 NZ$8.61	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$7.37 NZ$12.76	+67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$5.57 NZ$9.64	+61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$1.30 NZ$2.25	+59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$1.05 NZ$1.81	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$1.56 NZ$2.71	+92.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$2.75 NZ$4.76	+260.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$1.05 NZ$1.81	+73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.82 NZ$1.43	+21.9%
Average			+71.6%

Chile vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Chile	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$6.56 NZ$11.36	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF393.5200	$11,538.70 NZ$19,973.52	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	??
Average			-2.6%

Chile vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.9% more for housing

	Chile	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$105.96 NZ$183.42	+363.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9100	$305.77 NZ$529.30	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6300	$305.77 NZ$529.30	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9600	$82.72 NZ$143.19	-0.8%
Average			+77.9%

Chile vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 74.3% less for childcare

	Chile	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7100	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF126.3300	$1,384.64 NZ$2,396.82	-74.3%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$5.99 NZ$10.36	+97.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$3.80 NZ$6.57	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+180.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9600	$24.04 NZ$41.61	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+2.1%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Chile	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0400	$64.62 NZ$111.85	+45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5000	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8000	$70.96 NZ$122.84	-7.5%
Average			+18.9%

Chile 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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