Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 2.0 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% more in Hong Kong

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$8.28 HK$65.00	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 NZ$9.91	$6.37 HK$50.00	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$1.30 HK$10.24	-41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$1.09 HK$8.59	-51.2%
Average			-27.2%

Cook Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 NZ$4.95	$2.37 HK$18.59	-15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NZ$6.44	$12.52 HK$98.23	+243.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.60 NZ$18.75	$11.07 HK$86.91	+4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.05 NZ$10.70	$3.47 HK$27.20	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.96 HK$31.06
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.87 HK$14.70
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.25 HK$9.78
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.09 HK$16.41
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.80 HK$14.11
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.43 HK$11.25
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.44 HK$11.31
Average			+14.8%

Cook Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 NZ$11.29	$15.51 HK$121.73	+143.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.19 HK$700.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+298.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.40 HK$113.00
Average			+205.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.89 NZ$181.95	$21.52 HK$168.90	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+392.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+277.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.97 NZ$132.57	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+154.2%
Average			+242.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,295.74 HK$175K

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 NZ$8.92	$7.65 HK$60.00	+51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$5.94	$5.04 HK$39.56	+50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$13.38 HK$105.00	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$93.07 HK$730.44
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.70 HK$107.50
Average			+43.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$67.63 HK$530.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$41.11 HK$322.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$80.54 HK$632.08
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$119.85 HK$940.64

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