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Cook Islands vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 56.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 75.9% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 60.2% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 8.3% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.54	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+152.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.70	$7.93 NZ$13.83	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$2.88 NZ$5.03	+252.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.01	$2.50 NZ$4.36	+316.7%
Average			+184.6%

Nicaragua vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.9% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO63.99	$3.11 NZ$5.42	+78.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO120.87	$4.98 NZ$8.68	+51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO166.90	$7.37 NZ$12.85	+62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.59	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+181.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.82	$3.40 NZ$5.93	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$1.30 NZ$2.27	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+166.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$1.56 NZ$2.73	+91.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.04	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+214.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.67	$1.05 NZ$1.83	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.12	$0.82 NZ$1.44	-5.8%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Nicaragua	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.64	$6.56 NZ$11.45	+32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.61	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.17	??
Average			-8.6%

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pay 60.2% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+191.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	$305.77 NZ$533.27	+7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	$82.72 NZ$144.27	+48.1%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Nicaragua	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-76.9%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.93	$5.99 NZ$10.44	+358.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.30	$3.80 NZ$6.62	+75.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+442.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-17.1%
Average			+166.1%

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	$64.62 NZ$112.69	+4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	$70.96 NZ$123.76	-21.1%
Average			-8.3%

Nicaragua 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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