Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Indiana, USA

Indiana vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Indiana is 3.4 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Indiana
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Indiana
Transportation: pay 74.3% more in Indiana
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Indiana
Childcare: pay 15.1 times more in Indiana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Indiana
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Indiana

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Indiana are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Indiana.

Indiana vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Indiana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.27	$15.81	+37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.94	$9.71	+22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.07	$2.38	-17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.39	$1.83	-26.9%
Average			+3.8%

Cook Islands vs. Indiana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Indiana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.46	$2.58	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.74	$5.50	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.95	$3.03	-58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.78	$3.51	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.98	$5.09	+49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.29	$2.24	+71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.84	$0.66	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.75	$1.68	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.83	$1.64	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.84	$1.13	+8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.45	$1.21	+47.2%
Average			+0.4%

Cook Islands vs. Indiana - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Indiana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.53	$3.12	-52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,271.78	$34,736.39	+201.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.98
Average			+74.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Indiana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$186.16	$66.33	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$537.20	$1,248.79	+308.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$537.20	$1,049.83	+243.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$145.33	$141.04	+70.5%
Average			+146.2%

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pay 15.1 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Indiana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,182.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,432.61	$20,898.23	+1409.3%
Average			+1409.3%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Indiana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.52	$5.03	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.67	$4.73	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.34	$8.08	-44.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$42.23	$32.51	+35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.66	$12.07	+81.9%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Indiana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$113.52	$44.56	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.32
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$85.58
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$124.67	$104.13	+46.7%
Average			+7.9%

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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: April 2026

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