Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cook Islands vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary
Cook Islands is 17.2% cheaper than Palau overall.
Cook Islands vs. Palau Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Palau, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.50
|
$14.01
NZ$24.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.60
NZ$9.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.24
NZ$3.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$2.24
NZ$3.96
|
|
Palau vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.80
NZ$4.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$3.64
NZ$6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$10.60
NZ$18.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.45
|
$6.05
NZ$10.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
?? | |
Palau vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries
pay 24.5% less for transportation
|
Palau
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
|
$6.38
NZ$11.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
Palau vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$199.00
|
$102.89
NZ$181.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$725.00
|
$448.16
NZ$792.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
|
$448.16
NZ$792.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.97
NZ$132.57
|
|
Palau vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
Palau vs. Cook Islands - Cost of childcare
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$5.04
NZ$8.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$3.36
NZ$5.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.00
|
$11.20
NZ$19.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.00
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
Palau vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Palau
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
?? |
Palau vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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