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

Cook Islands is 15.8% more expensive than Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 72.1% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in Cook Islands

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Cook Islands. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

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 21.7% more for restaurants

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.71 FKP19.96	$11.54 NZ$20.05	-56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.93 NZ$13.78
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.26 FKP1.69	$2.88 NZ$5.01	+27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 FKP0.96	$2.50 NZ$4.34	+94.3%
Average			+21.7%

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

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.36 FKP2.51	$3.11 NZ$5.40	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.47 FKP1.10	$4.98 NZ$8.64	+238.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 FKP5.97	$7.37 NZ$12.81	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.17 FKP5.36	$5.57 NZ$9.67	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 FKP2.66	$3.40 NZ$5.91	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.03 FKP3.01	$1.30 NZ$2.26	-67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.27 FKP1.70	$1.05 NZ$1.82	-53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.53 FKP3.39	$1.56 NZ$2.72	-65.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 FKP1.78	$2.75 NZ$4.77	+15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 FKP1.27	$1.05 NZ$1.82	-38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 FKP0.25	$0.82 NZ$1.43	+146.9%
Average			+12.1%

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

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 FKP4.63	$6.56 NZ$11.40	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,670.87 FKP1,996.46	$11,538.70 NZ$20,046.39	+332.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+169.0%

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

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pay 72.1% less for housing

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$452.27 FKP338.07	$105.96 NZ$184.09	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,201.89 FKP898.41	$305.77 NZ$531.23	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$868.03 FKP648.85	$305.77 NZ$531.23	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$299.85 FKP224.14	$82.72 NZ$143.71	-72.4%
Average			-72.1%

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	$600.94 FKP449.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,384.64 NZ$2,405.57

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

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.21 FKP3.14	$5.99 NZ$10.40	+42.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 FKP2.51	$3.80 NZ$6.60	+13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.29 FKP12.17	$14.42 NZ$25.06	-11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.33 FKP16.69	$24.04 NZ$41.76	+7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.02 FKP8.24	$6.63 NZ$11.53	-39.8%
Average			+2.3%

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

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.51 FKP84.85	$64.62 NZ$112.26	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.48 FKP69.88	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.17 FKP82.35	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.83 FKP79.86	$70.96 NZ$123.28	-33.6%
Average			-38.4%

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 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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