Cost of living comparison

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Equatorial Guinea vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 0.2% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 51.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 74.3% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 40.4% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.88	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.67	$8.90 FCFA4,976	+12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.97	$0.89 FCFA498	-69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.31	$0.89 FCFA498	-64.4%
Average			-40.4%

Cook Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.36	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.57	$3.36 FCFA1,878	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.70	$10.78 FCFA6,027	+46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.59	$4.27 FCFA2,388	-23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.86	$3.09 FCFA1,729	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.24	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.69	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.73	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.42	??
Average			-4.6%

Cook Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.31	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.33 FCFA14,715
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	+185.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.01 FCFA4,478
Average			+185.8%

Cook Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.7% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$182.57	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$267.09 FCFA149,270	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$124.64 FCFA69,659	-59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$142.53	??
Average			-51.7%

Cook Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 74.3% less for childcare

	Cook Islands	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	$356.12 FCFA199,027	-74.3%
Average			-74.3%

Cook Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.31	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.54	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$4.51 FCFA2,520	-68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.42	$35.61 FCFA19,903	+48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.38 FCFA3,004	-19.0%
Average			+0.2%

Cook Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.33	$26.71 FCFA14,927	-58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$133.54 FCFA74,635
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.26	$89.03 FCFA49,757	+25.5%
Average			-16.6%

Cook Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea - 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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