Cost of living comparison

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Liberia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 32.1% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.5% less in Liberia
Groceries
pay 25.7% less in Liberia
Transportation
pay 10.7% more in Liberia
Housing
pay 53.3% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.9% less in Liberia

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Liberia.

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Liberia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.5% less for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.01
NZ$24.77
$7.50
LRD1,280.63
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.60
NZ$9.91
$11.00
LRD1,878.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
NZ$3.96
$2.00
LRD341.50
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pay 25.7% less for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Liberia
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.80
NZ$4.95
$1.79
LRD305.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
NZ$6.44
$3.86
LRD658.77
Milk (1 gallon) $10.60
NZ$18.75
$8.01
LRD1,367.97
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pay 10.7% more for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
NZ$11.29
$4.69
LRD801.39
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.00
LRD3,415.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
$20,000.00
LRD3M
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pay 53.3% less for housing

 
Cook Islands
Liberia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.89
NZ$181.95
$180.00
LRD30,735.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.16
NZ$792.51
$250.00
LRD42,687.81
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $448.16
NZ$792.51
$95.00
LRD16,221.37
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $100.00
LRD17,075.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,000.00
LRD171K
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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
NZ$8.92
$4.00
LRD683.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
NZ$5.94
$3.00
LRD512.25
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.20
NZ$19.81
$5.00
LRD853.76
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Liberia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $25.00
LRD4,268.78
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $32.50
LRD5,549.42
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $55.00
LRD9,391.32
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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