Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 56.2% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.4% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 81.9% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 70.9% more in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Cook Islands

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Zimbabwe. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

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Cook Islands vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.4% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+93.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$5.60 NZ$9.91	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$2.24 NZ$3.96	+207.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$2.24 NZ$3.96	+430.9%
Average			+80.4%

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.9% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$2.80 NZ$4.95	+180.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$3.64 NZ$6.44	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$10.60 NZ$18.75	+77.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$6.05 NZ$10.70	+218.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	??
Average			+81.9%

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$6.38 NZ$11.29	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	??
Average			-30.1%

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.9% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	$102.89 NZ$181.95	+16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$448.16 NZ$792.51	+58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$448.16 NZ$792.51	+111.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$74.97 NZ$132.57	+34.3%
Average			+70.9%

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	??

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$5.04 NZ$8.92	+266.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$3.36 NZ$5.94	+31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+540.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	??
Average			+171.7%

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	??

Zimbabwe vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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