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Tunisia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 7.2% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.2% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 49.3% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 93.3% more in Tunisia
Housing: pay 56.4% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 99.8% more in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.2% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$3.40 TND9.950	-70.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.78	$4.85 TND14.190	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.01	$0.65 TND1.900	-77.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.34	$0.26 TND0.760	-89.7%
Average			-69.2%

Cook Islands vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.3% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.40	$0.18 TND0.530	-94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.64	$5.46 TND15.970	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.81	$1.88 TND5.510	-74.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.67	$1.63 TND4.770	-70.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.91	$2.53 TND7.410	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.26	$0.90 TND2.630	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$1.42 TND4.160	+35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.72	$0.48 TND1.410	-69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.77	$0.32 TND0.930	-88.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$0.33 TND0.950	-68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.43	$0.29 TND0.850	-64.6%
Average			-49.3%

Cook Islands vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.3% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.40	$3.21 TND9.380	-51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.45 TND30.600
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,046.39	$38,990.39 TND114,136.090	+237.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.97 TND8.680
Average			+93.3%

Cook Islands vs. Tunisia - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.4% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.09	$17.74 TND51.920	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$531.23	$205.53 TND601.650	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$531.23	$139.80 TND409.240	-54.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$143.71	$37.08 TND108.540	-55.2%
Average			-56.4%

Cook Islands vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 99.8% more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$91.27 TND267.160
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,405.57	$2,766.14 TND8,097.280	+99.8%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.40	$1.44 TND4.210	-76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.60	$0.81 TND2.370	-78.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$3.53 TND10.330	-75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.76	$28.29 TND82.800	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$5.06 TND14.820	-23.7%
Average			-47.2%

Cook Islands vs. Tunisia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.26	$40.73 TND119.240	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.43 TND144.690
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$93.37 TND273.320
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.28	$66.59 TND194.940	-6.2%
Average			-21.6%

Cook Islands vs. Tunisia - 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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