Cost of living comparison

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Spain vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Spain is 21.4% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 32.3% more in Spain
Groceries
pay 29.8% less in Spain
Transportation
pay 71.4% more in Spain
Housing
pay 61.5% more in Spain
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.5% less in Spain

The cost of transportation, housing, and restaurants in Spain are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Spain.

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Spain vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 32.3% more for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.01
NZ$24.77
$16.08
€14.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.60
NZ$9.91
$10.79
€9.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
NZ$3.96
$2.54
€2.26
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pay 29.8% less for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Spain
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.80
NZ$4.95
$1.49
€1.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
NZ$6.44
$7.20
€6.40
Milk (1 gallon) $10.60
NZ$18.75
$4.49
€4.00
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pay 71.4% more for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
NZ$11.29
$6.62
€5.89
Monthly public transit pass ?? $31.07
€27.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
$34,519.36
€30,723.47
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pay 61.5% more for housing

 
Cook Islands
Spain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.89
NZ$181.95
$29.92
€26.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.16
NZ$792.51
$925.54
€823.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $448.16
NZ$792.51
$728.71
€648.57
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $480.60
€427.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,049.60
€8,054.47
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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
NZ$8.92
$3.31
€2.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
NZ$5.94
$2.30
€2.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.20
NZ$19.81
$6.23
€5.54
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Spain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $80.62
€71.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $36.25
€32.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $90.09
€80.18
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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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