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Cook Islands vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 49.6% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 47.7% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 89.2% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% less in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 59.9% less in Cook Islands

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Liechtenstein	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.32 CHF25.73	$11.54 NZ$19.88	-64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF14.94	$7.93 NZ$13.67	-57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.59 CHF3.65	$2.88 NZ$4.97	-37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.42 CHF4.32	$2.50 NZ$4.31	-53.9%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Liechtenstein	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.12	$3.11 NZ$5.36	-20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.08 CHF11.21	$4.98 NZ$8.57	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.77 CHF7.78	$7.37 NZ$12.70	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.73 CHF7.75	$5.57 NZ$9.59	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.26 CHF8.96	$3.40 NZ$5.86	-69.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 CHF1.31	$1.30 NZ$2.24	-20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.82 CHF1.45	$1.05 NZ$1.80	-42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93 CHF1.54	$1.56 NZ$2.69	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 CHF1.71	$2.75 NZ$4.73	+28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.96	$1.05 NZ$1.80	-13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.82	$0.82 NZ$1.42	-19.7%
Average			-28.2%

Liechtenstein vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.7% less for transportation

	Liechtenstein	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 CHF7.23	$6.56 NZ$11.31	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.47 CHF71.21	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,601.63 CHF28,338.61	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	-67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.96 CHF41.36	??
Average			-47.7%

Liechtenstein vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	Liechtenstein	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.58 CHF51.41	$105.96 NZ$182.57	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.69 CHF1,134.84	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,334.70 CHF1,062.41	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.55 CHF107.90	$82.72 NZ$142.53	-39.0%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 89.2% less for childcare

	Liechtenstein	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.82 CHF249.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,813.07 CHF10,199.10	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	-89.2%
Average			-89.2%

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pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Liechtenstein	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.67 CHF5.31	$5.99 NZ$10.31	-10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37 CHF5.07	$3.80 NZ$6.54	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.51 CHF9.96	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.21 CHF80.57	$24.04 NZ$41.42	-76.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.36 CHF18.59	$6.63 NZ$11.43	-71.6%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 59.9% less for clothing

	Liechtenstein	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.38 CHF104.58	$64.62 NZ$111.33	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.18 CHF42.33	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$179.35 CHF142.76	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$229.40 CHF182.60	$70.96 NZ$122.26	-69.1%
Average			-59.9%

Liechtenstein vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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