Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Georgia, USA

Georgia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 3.3 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Georgia
Transportation: pay 62.2% more in Georgia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Georgia
Childcare: pay 13.7 times more in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Georgia

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

Georgia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.27	$19.33	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.94	$9.85	+24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.07	$2.35	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.39	$1.87	-25.1%
Average			+12.0%

Cook Islands vs. Georgia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.46	$3.29	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.74	$5.40	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.95	$3.61	-51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.78	$3.64	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.98	$4.74	+39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.29	$2.35	+80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.84	$0.74	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.75	$2.03	+30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.83	$1.94	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.84	$1.31	+25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.45	$1.29	+56.1%
Average			+9.2%

Cook Islands vs. Georgia - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.2% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.53	$2.95	-55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$59.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,271.78	$32,222.12	+179.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.21
Average			+62.2%

Cook Islands vs. Georgia - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$186.16	$70.37	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$537.20	$1,602.45	+424.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$537.20	$1,294.62	+323.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$145.33	$152.88	+84.8%
Average			+199.7%

Cook Islands vs. Georgia - Cost of housing

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pay 13.7 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,141.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,432.61	$18,947.68	+1268.4%
Average			+1268.4%

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.52	$5.70	-4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.67	$5.00	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.34	$7.86	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$42.23	$47.66	+98.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.66	$13.42	+102.2%
Average			+36.4%

Cook Islands vs. Georgia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$113.52	$47.91	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.23
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$89.18
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$124.67	$109.56	+54.4%
Average			+14.2%

Cook Islands vs. Georgia - 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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