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Chad vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 6.0% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% less in Chad
Groceries: pay 15.6% less in Chad
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Chad
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.3% less in Chad
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Chad

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Chad. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Chad.

Chad vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$8.94 FCFA5,101	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.82	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.03	$0.89 FCFA510	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.36	$0.89 FCFA510	-64.2%
Average			-51.9%

Cook Islands vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.42	$0.36 FCFA204	-88.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.67	$1.79 FCFA1,020	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.84	$14.33 FCFA8,175	+94.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.70	$2.15 FCFA1,224	-61.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.93	$3.25 FCFA1,851	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.27	$2.23 FCFA1,273	+71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$1.01 FCFA578	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.72	$1.22 FCFA694	-22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.79	$1.16 FCFA663	-57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$0.76 FCFA432	-27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.44	$0.76 FCFA432	-8.1%
Average			-15.6%

Cook Islands vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.44	$4.29 FCFA2,449	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA51,012
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,106.71	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	+7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.02 FCFA2,296
Average			-13.8%

Cook Islands vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.65	$447.18 FCFA255K	+322.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$532.83	$1,517.71 FCFA866K	+396.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$532.83	$89.44 FCFA51,012	-70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$144.15	??
Average			+215.8%

Cook Islands vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,412.81	??

Cook Islands vs. Chad - Cost of childcare

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pay 82.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.43	$1.34 FCFA765	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.62	$0.89 FCFA510	-76.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$1.03 FCFA587	-92.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.89	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.56	??
Average			-82.3%

Cook Islands vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.60	$26.83 FCFA15,304	-58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.77 FCFA20,405
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.72 FCFA25,506
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.66	$89.44 FCFA51,012	+26.0%
Average			-16.2%

Cook Islands vs. Chad - 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: April 2026

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