Cost of living comparison

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Guinea vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 61.0% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 12.7% less in Guinea
Transportation: pay 83.1% more in Guinea
Housing: pay 61.4% more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 49.2% less in Guinea

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

Guinea vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.2% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$5.00 GNF43,430	-56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.78	$10.77 GNF93,587	+35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.01	$1.62 GNF14,071	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.34	$1.20 GNF10,423	-52.0%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 12.7% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.40	$1.32 GNF11,472	-57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.64	$9.28 GNF80,599	+86.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.81	$8.22 GNF71,368	+11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.67	$3.95 GNF34,274	-29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.91	$2.83 GNF24,624	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.26	$1.27 GNF11,053	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$1.11 GNF9,602	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.72	$0.92 GNF7,982	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.77	$1.28 GNF11,147	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$0.72 GNF6,270	-31.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.43	$0.72 GNF6,270	-12.4%
Average			-12.7%

Cook Islands vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.1% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.40	$5.26 GNF45,699	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.49 GNF247,464
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,046.39	$33,000.00 GNF286,638,000	+186.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.87 GNF77,003
Average			+83.1%

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pay 61.4% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.09	$185.16 GNF1,608,270	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$531.23	$630.52 GNF5,476,656	+106.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$531.23	$317.99 GNF2,762,053	+4.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$143.71	$132.79 GNF1,153,376	+60.5%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,405.57	$6,362.45 GNF55,264,249	+359.5%
Average			+359.5%

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.40	$2.50 GNF21,715	-58.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.60	$3.32 GNF28,796	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$1.16 GNF10,097	-91.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.76	$89.25 GNF775,219	+271.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$4.05 GNF35,193	-38.9%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 49.2% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.26	$20.00 GNF173,720	-69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$25.00 GNF217,150
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$30.00 GNF260,580
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.28	$50.00 GNF434,300	-29.5%
Average			-49.2%

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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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