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Cook Islands vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 72.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 58.8% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 93.2% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 80.6% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 84.4% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+130.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$7.93 NZ$13.67	+13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$2.88 NZ$4.97	+210.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$2.50 NZ$4.31	+173.7%
Average			+132.1%

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pay 58.8% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$3.11 NZ$5.36	+88.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.98 NZ$8.57	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$7.37 NZ$12.70	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$5.57 NZ$9.59	+206.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.40 NZ$5.86	+69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.30 NZ$2.24	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$1.05 NZ$1.80	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$1.56 NZ$2.69	-18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$2.75 NZ$4.73	+273.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$1.05 NZ$1.80	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.82 NZ$1.42	+53.6%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$6.56 NZ$11.31	+51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	-76.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	??
Average			-12.4%

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pay 93.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$105.96 NZ$182.57	+397.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$305.77 NZ$526.84	+11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$82.72 NZ$142.53	-0.3%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	-80.6%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$5.99 NZ$10.31	+395.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$3.80 NZ$6.54	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+669.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$24.04 NZ$41.42	-42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+76.9%
Average			+229.9%

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pay 84.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$64.62 NZ$111.33	+150.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$70.96 NZ$122.26	+17.9%
Average			+84.4%

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