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Cook Islands vs. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 11.0% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 57.1% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.8% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Cook Islands

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Cook Islands. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

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pay 19.1% more for restaurants

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+55.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.93 NZ$13.67	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.88 NZ$4.97	+29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$2.50 NZ$4.31	+19.2%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.11 NZ$5.36	+52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	$4.98 NZ$8.57	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$7.37 NZ$12.70	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$5.57 NZ$9.59	+21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	$3.40 NZ$5.86	+55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	$1.30 NZ$2.24	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	$1.05 NZ$1.80	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	$1.56 NZ$2.69	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	$2.75 NZ$4.73	+15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	$1.05 NZ$1.80	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	$0.82 NZ$1.42	-44.0%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 57.1% less for transportation

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	$6.56 NZ$11.31	-44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	-69.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	??
Average			-57.1%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$105.96 NZ$182.57	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	$82.72 NZ$142.53	+46.2%
Average			+30.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.26 EC$325.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67

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pay 97.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.99 NZ$10.31	+223.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.80 NZ$6.54	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+254.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	$24.04 NZ$41.42	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+43.4%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 EC$175.00	$64.62 NZ$111.33	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$70.96 NZ$122.26	-23.3%
Average			-11.8%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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