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Cook Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 36.3% cheaper than Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% less in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 66.5% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Cook Islands

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cook Islands.

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Cook Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), you would:

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 FKP19.83	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-47.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.60 NZ$9.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 FKP1.68	$2.24 NZ$3.96	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FKP1.04	$2.24 NZ$3.96	+62.3%
Average			-30.6%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 FKP2.27	$2.80 NZ$4.95	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.46 FKP1.09	$3.64 NZ$6.44	+150.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44 FKP6.33	$10.60 NZ$18.75	+25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.09 FKP5.32	$6.05 NZ$10.70	-14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.32 FKP3.24	??
Apples (1 lb)	$4.25 FKP3.19	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.49 FKP1.87	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.79 FKP3.59	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.66 FKP2.74	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FKP1.08	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 FKP0.25	??
Average			+25.5%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.16 FKP5.37	$6.38 NZ$11.29	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-10.8%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.5% less for housing

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.53 FKP335.78	$102.89 NZ$181.95	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,453.58 FKP1,090.62	$448.16 NZ$792.51	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.15 FKP793.18	$448.16 NZ$792.51	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$293.49 FKP220.20	$74.97 NZ$132.57	-74.5%
Average			-66.5%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Cook Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.16 FKP3.12	$5.04 NZ$8.92	+21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.20 FKP3.15	$3.36 NZ$5.94	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.11 FKP12.09	$11.20 NZ$19.81	-30.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.10 FKP16.58	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.06 FKP9.05	??
Average			-8.1%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.32 FKP84.28	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$92.50 FKP69.40	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$158.57 FKP118.98	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.71 FKP79.32	??

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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