Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 2.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 75.8% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 37.8% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Cook Islands

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

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Cook Islands vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.2% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$5.60 NZ$9.91	-41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.24 NZ$3.96	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$2.24 NZ$3.96	+156.9%
Average			+16.2%

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.8% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$2.80 NZ$4.95	+230.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$3.64 NZ$6.44	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$10.60 NZ$18.75	+73.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$6.05 NZ$10.70	+153.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	??
Average			+75.8%

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$6.38 NZ$11.29	+58.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	-79.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	??
Average			-37.8%

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Lebanon	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$102.89 NZ$181.95	+240.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$448.16 NZ$792.51	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$448.16 NZ$792.51	+28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$74.97 NZ$132.57	-57.8%
Average			-12.1%

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Lebanon	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	??

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$5.04 NZ$8.92	+0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$3.36 NZ$5.94	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+273.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	??
Average			+18.7%

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lebanon	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	??

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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