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Norway vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Norway is 93.0% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 92.3% more in Norway
Groceries
pay 14.4% more in Norway
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Norway
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Norway
Entertainment and Sports
pay 83.5% more in Norway

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

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Norway vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 92.3% more for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Norway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.01
NZ$24.77
$22.46
NOK211.73
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.60
NZ$9.91
$15.20
NOK143.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
NZ$3.96
$3.98
NOK37.57
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pay 14.4% more for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Norway
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.80
NZ$4.95
$3.73
NOK35.18
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
NZ$6.44
$6.51
NOK61.37
Milk (1 gallon) $10.60
NZ$18.75
$9.11
NOK85.89
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Norway
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
NZ$11.29
$8.73
NOK82.31
Monthly public transit pass ?? $78.63
NOK741.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
$45,459.95
NOK429K
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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Cook Islands
Norway
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.89
NZ$181.95
$65.87
NOK621.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.16
NZ$792.51
$1,278.72
NOK12,055.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $448.16
NZ$792.51
$1,052.00
NOK9,917.95
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Norway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $256.93
NOK2,422.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,715.88
NOK91,598.41
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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Norway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
NZ$8.92
$11.32
NOK106.75
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
NZ$5.94
$5.55
NOK52.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.20
NZ$19.81
$16.96
NOK159.92
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Norway
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $102.56
NOK966.91
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $56.21
NOK529.89
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $125.90
NOK1,186.93
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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