Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 21.7% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% less in Dominica
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Dominica
Transportation: pay 54.8% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 37.0% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% less in Dominica

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Dominica.

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Dominica vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.0% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$7.40 EC$20.00	-47.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 NZ$9.91	$6.57 EC$17.75	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$2.47 EC$6.67	+10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$2.22 EC$6.00	-0.9%
Average			-20.0%

Cook Islands vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 NZ$4.95	$2.10 EC$5.67	-25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NZ$6.44	$1.20 EC$3.25	-67.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.60 NZ$18.75	$12.61 EC$34.07	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.05 NZ$10.70	$5.60 EC$15.13	-7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$5.09 EC$13.76
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.91 EC$7.86
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.07 EC$2.90
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.03 EC$5.49
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.33 EC$6.30
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.62 EC$4.37
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.37 EC$3.71
Average			-27.8%

Cook Islands vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.8% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 NZ$11.29	$5.39 EC$14.58	-15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.13 EC$143.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+213.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.23 EC$79.00
Average			+54.8%

Cook Islands vs. Dominica - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.0% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.89 NZ$181.95	$70.92 EC$191.67	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$283.68 EC$766.67	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$203.51 EC$550.00	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.97 NZ$132.57	$108.58 EC$293.44	+44.8%
Average			-37.0%

Cook Islands vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 NZ$8.92	$1.85 EC$5.00	-63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$5.94	$4.13 EC$11.17	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$7.40 EC$20.00	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$46.25 EC$125.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.33 EC$22.50
Average			-33.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.50 EC$150.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.00 EC$100.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.51 EC$250.00

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