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Cook Islands vs. Luxembourg Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 35.0% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% less in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 90.4% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Luxembourg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% less for restaurants

	Luxembourg	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €18.13	$11.54 NZ$20.12	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.60 €12.59	$7.93 NZ$13.83	-45.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.89	$2.88 NZ$5.03	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 €2.88	$2.50 NZ$4.36	-25.1%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Luxembourg	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56 €3.07	$3.11 NZ$5.42	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.01 €9.50	$4.98 NZ$8.68	-54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 €5.17	$7.37 NZ$12.85	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.13	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.00 €7.76	$3.40 NZ$5.93	-62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$1.30 NZ$2.27	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.30	$1.56 NZ$2.73	+3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.67	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.14	$1.05 NZ$1.83	-20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$0.82 NZ$1.44	-40.3%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Luxembourg	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 €5.93	$6.56 NZ$11.45	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 €30,215.67	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-67.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.32 €33.91	??
Average			-35.8%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Luxembourg	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.65 €53.16	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,112.86 €1,821.98	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,975.30 €1,703.36	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.21 €164.03	$82.72 NZ$144.27	-56.5%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 90.4% less for childcare

	Luxembourg	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,574.70 €1,357.91	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,470.09 €12,477.95	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-90.4%
Average			-90.4%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Luxembourg	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.31 €4.58	$5.99 NZ$10.44	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 €3.99	$3.80 NZ$6.62	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.04	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+105.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.93 €33.57	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.77 €13.60	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-57.9%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Luxembourg	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.28 €76.12	$64.62 NZ$112.69	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.70 €37.69	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.21 €100.21	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.30 €122.71	$70.96 NZ$123.76	-50.1%
Average			-38.5%

Luxembourg vs. Cook Islands - Cost of clothing

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