Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 25.1% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
|
pay 85.9% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
?? | |
pay 20.7% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
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