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Kuwait vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 46.1% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% less in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 47.8% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 36.2% more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.8% more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Kuwait

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

Kuwait vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.3% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$8.58 KWD2.640	-25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.83	$8.32 KWD2.550	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.03	$0.53 KWD0.160	-81.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.36	$0.33 KWD0.100	-86.9%
Average			-47.3%

Cook Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.42	$0.99 KWD0.300	-68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.68	$2.15 KWD0.660	-56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.85	$5.32 KWD1.630	-27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.71	$1.88 KWD0.580	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.93	$2.77 KWD0.850	-18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.27	$0.95 KWD0.290	-27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.78 KWD0.240	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.73	$0.61 KWD0.190	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.79	$0.60 KWD0.180	-78.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.50 KWD0.150	-52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.44	$0.46 KWD0.140	-44.7%
Average			-47.8%

Cook Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.45	$1.33 KWD0.410	-79.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$43.22 KWD13.270
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	+75.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.22 KWD7.130
Average			-2.1%

Cook Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.2% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.80	$27.12 KWD8.320	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$802.93 KWD246.480	+162.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$600.40 KWD184.310	+96.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$144.27	$49.82 KWD15.290	-39.8%
Average			+36.2%

Cook Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$234.17 KWD71.890
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	+347.1%
Average			+347.1%

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pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.44	$2.96 KWD0.910	-50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.62	$5.05 KWD1.550	+33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$2.94 KWD0.900	-79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.92	$101.00 KWD31.010	+320.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$10.68 KWD3.280	+61.0%
Average			+56.8%

Cook Islands vs. Kuwait - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.69	$38.78 KWD11.910	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.81 KWD11.610
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$84.62 KWD25.980
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.76	$70.86 KWD21.750	-0.1%
Average			-20.1%

Cook Islands vs. Kuwait - 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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