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Cook Islands vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 48.1% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 54.2% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 33.0% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 95.5% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 60.3% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.52 ISK3,394	$11.54 NZ$20.12	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.32 ISK2,728	$7.93 NZ$13.83	-62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK398	$2.88 NZ$5.03	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.72 ISK348	$2.50 NZ$4.36	-8.1%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Iceland	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.80 ISK487	$3.11 NZ$5.42	-18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$4.98 NZ$8.68	-47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK996	$7.37 NZ$12.85	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.71 ISK859	$5.57 NZ$9.71	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.22 ISK1,436	$3.40 NZ$5.93	-69.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK191	$1.30 NZ$2.27	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ISK147	$1.05 NZ$1.83	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 ISK181	$1.56 NZ$2.73	+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34 ISK300	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 ISK211	$1.05 NZ$1.83	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 ISK140	$0.82 NZ$1.44	-24.6%
Average			-19.3%

Iceland vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	Iceland	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.65 ISK1,235	$6.56 NZ$11.45	-32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.56 ISK10,182	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-76.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.55 ISK3,270	??
Average			-54.2%

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pay 33.0% less for housing

	Iceland	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.65 ISK12,241	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.15 ISK8,338	$82.72 NZ$144.27	+27.0%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 95.5% less for childcare

	Iceland	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.67 ISK42,830	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-95.5%
Average			-95.5%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.14 ISK1,426	$5.99 NZ$10.44	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 ISK720	$3.80 NZ$6.62	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.90 ISK1,778	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.17 ISK10,004	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-69.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75 ISK2,144	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-60.4%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 60.3% less for clothing

	Iceland	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$130.91 ISK16,753	$64.62 NZ$112.69	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.83 ISK7,913	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.81 ISK20,965	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$237.31 ISK30,371	$70.96 NZ$123.76	-70.1%
Average			-60.3%

Iceland vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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