Cost of living comparison
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Cook Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary
Cook Islands is 4.6% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.
Cook Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
TTD64.81
|
$14.01
NZ$24.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
TTD56.91
|
$5.60
NZ$9.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TTD7.74
|
$2.24
NZ$3.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
TTD6.34
|
$2.24
NZ$3.96
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants
pay 20.8% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
TTD16.03
|
$2.80
NZ$4.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
TTD23.24
|
$3.64
NZ$6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.75
TTD59.46
|
$10.60
NZ$18.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.36
TTD29.67
|
$6.05
NZ$10.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
TTD30.01
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
TTD13.66
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.07
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.11
TTD14.37
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
TTD4.32
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
?? | |
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries
pay 30.2% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
TTD29.02
|
$6.38
NZ$11.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.02
TTD768.39
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,064.54
TTD266K
|
$11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
TTD62.85
|
?? | |
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation
pay about the same for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.23
TTD395.89
|
$102.89
NZ$181.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.81
TTD4,030.45
|
$448.16
NZ$792.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$408.75
TTD2,779.07
|
$448.16
NZ$792.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.11
TTD374.70
|
$74.97
NZ$132.57
|
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.82
TTD1,786.91
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,822.31
TTD73,579.98
|
?? |
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands - Cost of childcare
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
TTD14.95
|
$5.04
NZ$8.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
TTD24.94
|
$3.36
NZ$5.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
TTD33.07
|
$11.20
NZ$19.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.64
TTD364.71
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
TTD58.88
|
?? | |
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cook Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.23
TTD389.07
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.67
TTD344.52
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.03
TTD795.68
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.04
TTD598.57
|
?? |
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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