Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 59.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 43.7% more in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Cook Islands

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

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Cook Islands vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.68 KZT4,389.03	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.39 KZT3,348.99	$5.60 NZ$9.91	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KZT470.10	$2.24 NZ$3.96	+116.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 KZT269.78	$2.24 NZ$3.96	+276.4%
Average			+32.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 KZT229.62	$2.80 NZ$4.95	+452.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 KZT2,700.91	$3.64 NZ$6.44	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 KZT2,253.00	$10.60 NZ$18.75	+113.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 KZT811.68	$6.05 NZ$10.70	+237.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 KZT1,149.26	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 KZT315.45	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 KZT454.67	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 KZT491.24	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 KZT427.67	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KZT147.79	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 KZT111.62	??
Average			+122.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.47 KZT1,117.51	$6.38 NZ$11.29	+158.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.60 KZT8,431.61	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,931.66 KZT12M	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	-56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 KZT3,713.88	??
Average			+13.3%

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pay 43.7% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 KZT7,675.35	$102.89 NZ$181.95	+507.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.64 KZT191K	$448.16 NZ$792.51	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.59 KZT129K	$448.16 NZ$792.51	+58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.72 KZT22,078.60	$74.97 NZ$132.57	+53.9%
Average			+43.7%

Kazakhstan vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.89 KZT97,838.43	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,415.72 KZT3M	??

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 KZT673.87	$5.04 NZ$8.92	+239.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 KZT1,023.60	$3.36 NZ$5.94	+48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 KZT1,094.93	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+363.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.98 KZT19,023.48	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.11 KZT2,316.88	??
Average			+159.7%

Kazakhstan vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.44 KZT28,752.44	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.56 KZT22,459.86	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.05 KZT46,702.58	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.54 KZT41,031.57	??

Kazakhstan vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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