Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 2.9 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 80.1% more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% more in Cayman Islands

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Cayman Islands are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cayman Islands.

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Cayman Islands vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$30.00 KYD25.00	+114.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 NZ$9.91	$16.80 KYD14.00	+199.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$3.03 KYD2.52	+35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$2.85 KYD2.37	+27.2%
Average			+118.4%

Cook Islands vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 NZ$4.95	$4.25 KYD3.54	+51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NZ$6.44	$27.99 KYD23.32	+668.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.60 NZ$18.75	$17.33 KYD14.44	+63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.05 NZ$10.70	$7.27 KYD6.06	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$8.69 KYD7.24
Apples (1 lb)	??	$3.38 KYD2.82
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.65 KYD1.38
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.78 KYD2.32
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$3.54 KYD2.95
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.86 KYD1.55
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.79 KYD1.49
Average			+118.7%

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pay 80.1% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 NZ$11.29	$6.14 KYD5.11	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$80.99 KYD67.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	$41,995.48 KYD34,995.76	+274.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$49.61 KYD41.34
Average			+80.1%

Cook Islands vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.89 NZ$181.95	$113.09 KYD94.24	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$2,909.69 KYD2,424.71	+549.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$2,447.74 KYD2,039.75	+446.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.97 NZ$132.57	$349.88 KYD291.56	+366.7%
Average			+427.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,806.23 KYD1,505.17
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$26,602.85 KYD22,168.74

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pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 NZ$8.92	$7.20 KYD6.00	+42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$5.94	$7.05 KYD5.87	+109.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$14.40 KYD12.00	+28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$214.60 KYD178.83
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$18.60 KYD15.50
Average			+63.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$85.49 KYD71.24
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$74.09 KYD61.74
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$137.99 KYD114.99
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$144.98 KYD120.82

Cook Islands vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of clothing

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