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Cook Islands vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 23.7% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.5% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 48.9% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 38.5% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.2% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.5% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$7.93 NZ$13.83	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$2.88 NZ$5.03	+105.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$2.50 NZ$4.36	+243.3%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Yemen	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$3.11 NZ$5.42	+117.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$4.98 NZ$8.68	+18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$7.37 NZ$12.85	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$3.40 NZ$5.93	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$1.30 NZ$2.27	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$1.56 NZ$2.73	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+168.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.82 NZ$1.44	-4.7%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Yemen	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$6.56 NZ$11.45	-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	??
Average			-34.6%

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pay 48.9% more for housing

	Yemen	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$305.77 NZ$533.27	+31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$305.77 NZ$533.27	+84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$82.72 NZ$144.27	+43.2%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 38.5% less for childcare

	Yemen	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-38.5%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$5.99 NZ$10.44	+162.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$3.80 NZ$6.62	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+209.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$6.63 NZ$11.57	+17.7%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Yemen	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$64.62 NZ$112.69	+22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$70.96 NZ$123.76	-9.7%
Average			+6.2%

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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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