Cost of living comparison

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British Virgin Islands vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

British Virgin Islands is 2.4 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in British Virgin Islands
Groceries: pay 47.2% more in British Virgin Islands
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in British Virgin Islands
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in British Virgin Islands
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in British Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.8% more in British Virgin Islands
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in British Virgin Islands

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in British Virgin Islands are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in British Virgin Islands.

British Virgin Islands vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	British Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$24.49	+112.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.67	$13.25	+67.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.97	$1.97	-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.31	$1.50	-40.0%
Average			+26.9%

Cook Islands vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.2% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	British Virgin Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.36	$4.96	+59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.57	$7.75	+55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.70	$9.43	+28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.59	$6.10	+9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.86	$5.21	+53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.24	$1.56	+20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$1.59	+52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.69	$0.91	-42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.73	$3.22	+17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$2.39	+128.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.42	$1.95	+137.0%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	British Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.31	$4.64	-29.3%
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			-29.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	British Virgin Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$182.57	$120.00	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$1,458.33	+376.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$1,183.33	+287.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$142.53	$110.12	+33.1%
Average			+177.5%

Cook Islands vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	British Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$375.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	$10,320.00	+645.3%
Average			+645.3%

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pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	British Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.31	$3.75	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.54	$6.04	+59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$5.00	-65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.42	$120.00	+399.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$12.50	+88.4%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	British Virgin Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.33	$47.50	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$55.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$155.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.26	$125.00	+76.1%
Average			+24.8%

Cook Islands vs. British Virgin 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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