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Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 98.6% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 43.0% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Cook Islands

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$11.54 NZ$20.05	+284.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.93 NZ$13.78	-20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$2.88 NZ$5.01	+180.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$2.50 NZ$4.34	+181.9%
Average			+156.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.6% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$3.11 NZ$5.40	+366.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.98 NZ$8.64	+40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$7.37 NZ$12.81	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$5.57 NZ$9.67	+177.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.40 NZ$5.91
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.30 NZ$2.26	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.05 NZ$1.82	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.56 NZ$2.72	+386.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$2.75 NZ$4.77	+21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.05 NZ$1.82	+15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.82 NZ$1.43	+11.6%
Average			+98.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$6.56 NZ$11.40	+30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$11,538.70 NZ$20,046.39	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	??
Average			+13.5%

Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.0% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$105.96 NZ$184.09	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$305.77 NZ$531.23	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$305.77 NZ$531.23	-75.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$82.72 NZ$143.71	-25.1%
Average			-43.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,384.64 NZ$2,405.57

Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$5.99 NZ$10.40	+299.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.80 NZ$6.60	+118.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$14.42 NZ$25.06	+380.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$24.04 NZ$41.76	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.63 NZ$11.53
Average			+186.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$64.62 NZ$112.26	+546.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$70.96 NZ$123.28	+41.9%
Average			+294.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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