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Cook Islands vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 2.6% cheaper than Micronesia, Federated States of overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 45.8% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 53.1% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 45.8% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.7% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Micronesia, Federated States of Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Micronesia, Federated States of, you would:

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pay 24.9% more for restaurants

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50	$7.93 NZ$13.73	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25	$2.88 NZ$4.99	+130.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.00	$2.50 NZ$4.33	-37.5%
Average			+24.9%

Micronesia, Federated States of vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.8% more for groceries

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.35	$3.11 NZ$5.38	-7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50	$4.98 NZ$8.61	+42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.00	$7.37 NZ$12.76	+637.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.25	$5.57 NZ$9.64	-23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72	$1.30 NZ$2.25	-52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.05 NZ$1.81	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49	$1.56 NZ$2.71	-37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.75 NZ$4.76
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.05 NZ$1.81	-53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.27	$0.82 NZ$1.43	-63.7%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 53.1% less for transportation

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.01	$6.56 NZ$11.36	-53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,538.70 NZ$19,973.52
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.94	??
Average			-53.1%

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pay 45.8% less for housing

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$198.00	$105.96 NZ$183.42	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00	$305.77 NZ$529.30	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$621.67	$305.77 NZ$529.30	-50.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.24	$82.72 NZ$143.19	-19.9%
Average			-45.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,384.64 NZ$2,396.82

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pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$5.99 NZ$10.36
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$3.80 NZ$6.57	+26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+60.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$24.04 NZ$41.61	+20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.63 NZ$11.48
Average			+35.7%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Micronesia, Federated States of	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$64.62 NZ$111.85	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.00	$70.96 NZ$122.84	-27.6%
Average			-23.4%

Micronesia, Federated States of 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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