Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Cook Islands Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Cook Islands

😐 Solo nomad: United Kingdom is 14.6% more expensive than Cook Islands without rent, and 93.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: United Kingdom is 37.6% more expensive than Cook Islands without rent, and 83.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.18 £15.16
$11.89 NZ$20.34
69.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$88.4 £66.4
$60.4 NZ$103
46.41%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.31 £7.75
$9.24 NZ$15.80
11.58%
Cappuccino
$4.61 £3.47
$4.22 NZ$7.22
9.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.40 £1.80
$2.63 NZ$4.49
-8.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 £1.27
$2.46 NZ$4.21
-31.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.85 £5.14
$6.64 NZ$11.36
3.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.35 £4.77
$5.38 NZ$9.19
18.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 £1.26
$2.08 NZ$3.55
-19.23%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 £1.30
$3.06 NZ$5.23
-43.46%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 £1.68
$1.71 NZ$2.92
30.99%
Eggs
$3.99 £3.00
$5.98 NZ$10.23
-33.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.64 £7.24
$10.00 NZ$17.10
-3.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.73 £6.56
$7.99 NZ$13.65
9.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.38 £10.80
$9.06 NZ$15.49
58.72%
Apples (1kg)
$3.07 £2.31
$3.02 NZ$5.17
1.66%
Banana (1kg)
$1.70 £1.27
$2.45 NZ$4.19
-30.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.80 £2.10
$3.50 NZ$5.98
-20.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.56 £2.68
$6.38 NZ$10.91
-44.20%
Potato (1kg)
$1.68 £1.26
$2.38 NZ$4.08
-29.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.60 £1.20
$1.94 NZ$3.32
-17.53%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.17 £0.88
$2.13 NZ$3.64
-45.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 £1.12
$3.29 NZ$5.62
-54.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.98 £15.00
$15.24 NZ$26.06
31.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.66 £8.00
$13.27 NZ$22.68
-19.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.81 £2.11
$3.59 NZ$6.13
-21.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.43 £2.58
$4.85 NZ$8.29
-29.28%
🚌 Getting Around
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.27 £2.46
$2.93 NZ$5.01
11.60%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$94.2 £70.8
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.33 £4.01
$21.06 NZ$36.02
-74.69%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.60 £1.20
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.11 £20.36
$36.34 NZ$62.1
-25.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.99 £1.49
$1.85 NZ$3.17
7.57%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.6K £29.0K
$12.2K NZ$20.9K
216.41%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.2K £30.2K
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$319 £240
$104 NZ$177
207.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.41 £13.07
$30.37 NZ$51.9
-42.67%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.06 £31.58
$103 NZ$176
-59.21%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.02 £34.56
$24.83 NZ$42.46
85.34%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.18 £12.15
$24.27 NZ$41.50
-33.33%
Cinema Ticket
$13.72 £10.30
$6.78 NZ$11.60
102.36%
🧸 Childcare & Education
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,716 £1,288
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.2K £15.9K
$1,473 NZ$2,518
1337.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$90.7 £68.1
$67.0 NZ$114
35.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.09 £33.11
-
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 £76.4
-
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$105 £79.2
$74.4 NZ$127
41.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,418 £1,065
$320 NZ$547
342.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,122 £842
$322 NZ$550
248.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,313 £1,737
$354 NZ$605
554.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,807 £1,357
$481 NZ$822
275.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,834 £4,381
$5,107 NZ$8,732
14.25%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,528 £3,401
$740 NZ$1,265
511.98%
💵 Salaries & Financials
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,295 £2,474
$4,102 NZ$7,015
-19.69%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.75
8
-28.13%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for United Kingdom: March 3, 2026

Last update for Cook Islands: March 1, 2026

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