Cost of living comparison

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Singapore vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 5.4 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% less in Singapore
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 6.7 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 21.0 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 54.6% more in Singapore

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

Singapore vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.3% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$9.28 SGD11.99	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.67	$7.73 SGD9.99	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.97	$1.58 SGD2.04	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.31	$1.16 SGD1.50	-53.7%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.36	$2.36 SGD3.06	-23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.57	$8.89 SGD11.48	+78.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.70	$11.53 SGD14.90	+56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.59	$3.24 SGD4.19	-41.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.86	$5.05 SGD6.53	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.24	$1.95 SGD2.52	+50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$1.36 SGD1.76	+30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.69	$2.22 SGD2.87	+42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.73	$1.19 SGD1.53	-56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$1.12 SGD1.45	+7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.42	$0.98 SGD1.26	+18.3%
Average			+19.0%

Cook Islands vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.7 times more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.31	$8.27 SGD10.68	+26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$92.79 SGD119.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	$139,191.98 SGD179,849.95	+1106.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.74 SGD12.59
Average			+566.1%

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$182.57	$35.10 SGD45.36	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$3,116.78 SGD4,027.20	+919.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$2,276.91 SGD2,941.99	+644.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$142.53	$116.26 SGD150.22	+40.5%
Average			+384.4%

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pay 21.0 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,253.76 SGD1,619.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	$29,085.74 SGD37,581.69	+2000.6%
Average			+2000.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.31	$7.73 SGD9.99	+29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.54	$4.68 SGD6.04	+23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$12.76 SGD16.49	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.42	$117.15 SGD151.37	+387.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$11.60 SGD14.99	+74.8%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 54.6% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.33	$84.93 SGD109.74	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.58 SGD55.01
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$104.51 SGD135.04
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.26	$126.20 SGD163.06	+77.8%
Average			+54.6%

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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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