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Liberia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 4.8% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Liberia
Groceries: pay 90.6% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 35.4% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 37.3% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$7.50 LRD1,321.66	-35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.67	$11.00 LRD1,938.43	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.97	$2.00 LRD352.44	-30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.31	$2.00 LRD352.44	-20.0%
Average			-11.8%

Cook Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.6% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.36	$1.79 LRD315.66	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.57	$5.91 LRD1,040.65	+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.70	$8.01 LRD1,411.78	+8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.59	$3.60 LRD634.39	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.86	$5.38 LRD947.19	+58.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.24	$0.74 LRD130.83	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$3.83 LRD675.51	+266.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.69	$4.67 LRD822.36	+198.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.73	$5.00 LRD881.10	+82.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$1.03 LRD181.49	-1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.42	$4.83 LRD851.73	+486.3%
Average			+90.6%

Cook Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.31	$4.69 LRD827.06	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,524.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	$12,534.94 LRD2,208,915.05	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.69 LRD2,236.58
Average			-9.9%

Cook Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$182.57	$93.25 LRD16,432.56	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$666.67 LRD117,480.45	+118.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$95.00 LRD16,740.96	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$142.53	$85.26 LRD15,025.37	+3.1%
Average			+10.0%

Cook Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 35.4% less for childcare

	Cook Islands	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$129.33 LRD22,791.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	$894.00 LRD157,541.02	-35.4%
Average			-35.4%

Cook Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.31	$3.00 LRD528.66	-49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.54	$3.33 LRD587.40	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$5.00 LRD881.10	-65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.42	$76.25 LRD13,436.83	+217.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$9.75 LRD1,718.11	+46.9%
Average			+27.3%

Cook Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.3% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.33	$18.41 LRD3,244.65	-71.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$33.75 LRD5,947.45
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$56.25 LRD9,912.41
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.26	$68.75 LRD12,115.17	-3.1%
Average			-37.3%

Cook Islands vs. Liberia - 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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