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Cook Islands vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 6.7% cheaper than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 11.5% more in Cook Islands
Groceries
pay 55.3% more in Cook Islands
Transportation
pay 38.7% less in Cook Islands
Housing
pay 29.4% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 55.8% more in Cook Islands

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Cook Islands.

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Cook Islands vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Czech Republic, you would:

pay 11.5% more for restaurants

 
Czech Republic
Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.97
CZK194.19
$14.01
NZ$24.77
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.74
CZK189.25
$5.60
NZ$9.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
CZK38.15
$2.24
NZ$3.96
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pay 55.3% more for groceries

 
Czech Republic
Cook Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.41
CZK30.60
$2.80
NZ$4.95
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.96
CZK129.01
$3.64
NZ$6.44
Milk (1 gallon) $4.08
CZK88.28
$10.60
NZ$18.75
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pay 38.7% less for transportation

 
Czech Republic
Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.85
CZK148.26
$6.38
NZ$11.29
Monthly public transit pass $24.32
CZK526.34
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,756.53
CZK644K
$11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
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pay 29.4% less for housing

 
Czech Republic
Cook Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $18.95
CZK410.18
$102.89
NZ$181.95
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $691.41
CZK14,965.88
$448.16
NZ$792.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $577.26
CZK12,494.98
$448.16
NZ$792.51
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Czech Republic
Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $414.07
CZK8,962.72
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,470.92
CZK183K
??
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pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Czech Republic
Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.34
CZK50.68
$5.04
NZ$8.92
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.98
CZK64.46
$3.36
NZ$5.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.20
CZK155.88
$11.20
NZ$19.81
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Czech Republic
Cook Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $76.46
CZK1,654.95
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.88
CZK776.66
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $93.11
CZK2,015.41
??
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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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