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Cook Islands vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 60.7% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 14.7% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 80.5% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Armenia	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$7.93 NZ$13.83	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$2.88 NZ$5.03	+213.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$2.50 NZ$4.36	+417.6%
Average			+160.8%

Armenia vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Armenia	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$3.11 NZ$5.42	+337.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$4.98 NZ$8.68	+30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$7.37 NZ$12.85	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+144.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$3.40 NZ$5.93	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$1.30 NZ$2.27	+122.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$1.56 NZ$2.73	+120.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+221.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+180.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.82 NZ$1.44	+143.6%
Average			+124.8%

Armenia vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

	Armenia	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$6.56 NZ$11.45	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-65.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	??
Average			-14.7%

Armenia vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Armenia	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+498.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$82.72 NZ$144.27	+7.6%
Average			+113.8%

Armenia vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 80.5% less for childcare

	Armenia	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-80.5%
Average			-80.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$5.99 NZ$10.44	+239.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$3.80 NZ$6.62	+24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+502.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$6.63 NZ$11.57	+27.1%
Average			+147.9%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Armenia	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$64.62 NZ$112.69	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$70.96 NZ$123.76	-31.8%
Average			-27.4%

Armenia vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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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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