Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 8.2% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 50.7% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 82.3% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Sierra Leone

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Sierra Leone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$2.00 SLL41,939	-85.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 NZ$9.91	$11.00 SLL231K	+96.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$1.83 SLL38,444	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$0.85 SLL17,805	-62.1%
Average			-53.1%

Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.7% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 NZ$4.95	$0.66 SLL13,755	-76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NZ$6.44	$3.54 SLL74,319	-2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.60 NZ$18.75	$9.15 SLL192K	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.05 NZ$10.70	$1.81 SLL38,023	-70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.54 SLL95,116
Apples (1 lb)	??	$3.18 SLL66,581
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.36 SLL28,535
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.32 SLL6,742
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.27 SLL47,558
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.91 SLL19,023
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.74 SLL15,488
Average			-50.7%

Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 NZ$11.29	$5.02 SLL105K	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	$12,000.00 SLL252M	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.50 SLL94,363
Average			-9.3%

Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.3% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.89 NZ$181.95	$55.00 SLL1M	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$928.33 SLL19M	+107.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+181.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.97 NZ$132.57	$45.88 SLL962K	-38.8%
Average			+82.3%

Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of childcare

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pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 NZ$8.92	$2.25 SLL47,181	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$5.94	$2.76 SLL57,878	-17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$3.00 SLL62,908	-73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-48.6%

Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$10.00 SLL210K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$20.00 SLL419K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.00 SLL1M

Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of clothing

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