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Cook Islands vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 7.0% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 35.7% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 32.7% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 33.3% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 90.9% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

	Prague	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK218.25	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK198.41	$7.93 NZ$13.67	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.40	$2.88 NZ$4.97	+47.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.35	$2.50 NZ$4.31	+46.2%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

	Prague	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.72	$3.11 NZ$5.36	+79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK134.67	$4.98 NZ$8.57	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK98.54	$7.37 NZ$12.70	+54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.68	$5.57 NZ$9.59	+46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.97	$3.40 NZ$5.86	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.04	$1.30 NZ$2.24	+27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.02	$1.05 NZ$1.80	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.67	$1.56 NZ$2.69	+49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.49	$2.75 NZ$4.73	+51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.44	$1.05 NZ$1.80	+61.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.61	$0.82 NZ$1.42	+46.8%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 32.7% less for transportation

	Prague	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.04	$6.56 NZ$11.31	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK545.62	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	-63.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK332.33	??
Average			-32.7%

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pay 33.3% more for housing

	Prague	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK494.60	$105.96 NZ$182.57	+342.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-66.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	$82.72 NZ$142.53	-68.3%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 90.9% less for childcare

	Prague	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	-90.9%
Average			-90.9%

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pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$5.99 NZ$10.31	+107.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.40	$3.80 NZ$6.54	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK159.72	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+86.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	$24.04 NZ$41.42	-66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK248.01	$6.63 NZ$11.43	-44.7%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Prague	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	$64.62 NZ$111.33	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK814.50	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	$70.96 NZ$122.26	-47.8%
Average			-33.1%

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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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