Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 30.2% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 34.2% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Cook Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$8.46
NZ$14.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$3.24
NZ$5.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$2.09
NZ$3.51
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
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Cook Islands
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$4.86
NZ$8.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$4.39
NZ$7.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$2.46
NZ$4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.85
NZ$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
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pay 29.3% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
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Cook Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,873.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 23.9% less for housing
Solomon Islands
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Cook Islands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$501.44
NZ$842.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$438.76
NZ$737.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$65.19
NZ$109.57
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Cook Islands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,528.44
|
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pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
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Cook Islands
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$6.27
NZ$10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$4.07
NZ$6.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$18.80
NZ$31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$26.12
NZ$43.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$6.11
NZ$10.27
|
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
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Cook Islands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$37.61
NZ$63.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$90.89
NZ$152.76
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