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Cook Islands vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 13.6% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 57.4% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 93.8% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% less in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 75.5% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$7.93 NZ$13.83	+23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.88 NZ$5.03	+107.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.50 NZ$4.36	+124.8%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$3.11 NZ$5.42	+41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$4.98 NZ$8.68	-60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.37 NZ$12.85	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.40 NZ$5.93	-29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.30 NZ$2.27	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.05 NZ$1.83	-3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.56 NZ$2.73	-3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+98.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.05 NZ$1.83	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.82 NZ$1.44	-22.2%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 57.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$6.56 NZ$11.45	-44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-70.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	??
Average			-57.4%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+377.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-81.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$82.72 NZ$144.27	-53.4%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 93.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-93.8%
Average			-93.8%

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pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.99 NZ$10.44	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$3.80 NZ$6.62	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-48.4%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$64.62 NZ$112.69	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$70.96 NZ$123.76	-50.3%
Average			-31.5%

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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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