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Cook Islands vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 1.8% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.4% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.6% more for restaurants

	Dominica	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+55.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$7.93 NZ$13.73	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.88 NZ$4.99	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.50 NZ$4.33	+12.6%
Average			+24.6%

Dominica vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Dominica	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$3.11 NZ$5.38	+48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$4.98 NZ$8.61	+313.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$7.37 NZ$12.76	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$5.57 NZ$9.64	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.40 NZ$5.89	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.30 NZ$2.25	-55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.05 NZ$1.81	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.56 NZ$2.71	-23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$2.75 NZ$4.76	+17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.05 NZ$1.81	-35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.82 NZ$1.43	-39.9%
Average			+13.5%

Dominica vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Dominica	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$6.56 NZ$11.36	+21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$11,538.70 NZ$19,973.52	-67.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	??
Average			-22.8%

Dominica vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Dominica	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$105.96 NZ$183.42	+49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$305.77 NZ$529.30	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$305.77 NZ$529.30	+50.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$82.72 NZ$143.19	-23.8%
Average			+20.9%

Dominica vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Dominica	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$1,384.64 NZ$2,396.82	-68.8%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.99 NZ$10.36	+223.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$3.80 NZ$6.57	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+94.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$24.04 NZ$41.61	-48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$6.63 NZ$11.48	-20.3%
Average			+48.4%

Dominica vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Dominica	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$64.62 NZ$111.85	+16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$70.96 NZ$122.84	-23.3%
Average			-3.5%

Dominica vs. Cook Islands - 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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