Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Fiji

Fiji vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 10.4% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.8% less in Fiji
Groceries: pay 46.2% less in Fiji
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Fiji
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Fiji

The cost of transportation and housing in Fiji are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Fiji.

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Fiji vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.8% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$25.24	$6.37 FJD14.43	-54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 NZ$10.10	$7.63 FJD17.28	+36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$4.04	$1.47 FJD3.32	-34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$4.04	$1.01 FJD2.29	-54.8%
Average			-30.8%

Cook Islands vs. Fiji - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.2% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Fiji
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 NZ$5.05	$0.64 FJD1.44	-77.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NZ$6.56	$5.51 FJD12.48	+51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.60 NZ$19.11	$4.95 FJD11.21	-53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.05 NZ$10.90	$3.16 FJD7.17	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.81 FJD8.64
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.02 FJD2.32
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.94 FJD2.12
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.36 FJD3.08
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.03 FJD2.33
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.60 FJD1.36
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.57 FJD1.30
Average			-46.2%

Cook Islands vs. Fiji - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 NZ$11.50	$5.06 FJD11.45	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.21 FJD50.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,204.09 NZ$20,193.01	$31,622.47 FJD71,643.88	+182.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.55 FJD10.32
Average			+42.4%

Cook Islands vs. Fiji - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Fiji
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.89 NZ$185.44	$21.57 FJD48.87	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.16 NZ$807.72	$887.39 FJD2,010.47	+98.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.16 NZ$807.72	$412.15 FJD933.77	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.97 NZ$135.12	$42.17 FJD95.53	-43.8%
Average			+7.8%

Cook Islands vs. Fiji - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$135.51 FJD307.01
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,291.27 FJD30,112.71

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 NZ$9.09	$3.41 FJD7.72	-32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$6.06	$3.25 FJD7.36	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.20 NZ$20.19	$10.07 FJD22.82	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$32.05 FJD72.60
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.22 FJD9.56
Average			-17.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Fiji
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$27.15 FJD61.51
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.21 FJD95.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$52.26 FJD118.40
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$63.89 FJD144.75

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