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Sri Lanka vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 37.7% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 27.5% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 38.3% more in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 49.2% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 66.3% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 55.9% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.83	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.03	$0.73 LKR224.32	-74.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.36	$0.35 LKR106.15	-86.2%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.42	$0.48 LKR147.07	-84.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.68	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.85	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.71	$1.94 LKR597.37	-65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.93	$2.05 LKR629.94	-39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.27	$2.40 LKR736.93	+84.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.44 LKR136.48	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.73	$2.17 LKR665.91	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.79	$0.55 LKR168.43	-80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.45 LKR139.78	-56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.44	$0.51 LKR155.98	-38.4%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 38.3% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.45	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.74 LKR3,299.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	+113.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.00 LKR921.91
Average			+38.3%

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pay 49.2% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.80	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$144.27	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-61.8%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 66.3% less for childcare

	Cook Islands	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$33.87 LKR10,407.01
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-66.3%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.44	$2.08 LKR639.65	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.62	$2.39 LKR735.74	-37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	-35.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.92	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$3.12 LKR959.48	-52.9%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 55.9% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.69	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.03 LKR5,232.27
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$62.69 LKR19,264.32
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.76	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-50.6%
Average			-55.9%

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