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Cook Islands vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 60.2% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 68.4% more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 10.2% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Oman	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR1.990	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+121.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.500	$7.93 NZ$13.67	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$2.88 NZ$4.97	+281.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$2.50 NZ$4.31	+826.2%
Average			+304.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Oman	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$3.11 NZ$5.36	+185.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.150	$4.98 NZ$8.57	+65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.660	$7.37 NZ$12.70	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$5.57 NZ$9.59	+119.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.930	$3.40 NZ$5.86	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$1.30 NZ$2.24	+24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$1.05 NZ$1.80	+45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$1.56 NZ$2.69	+97.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$2.75 NZ$4.73	+426.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$1.05 NZ$1.80	+104.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.82 NZ$1.42	+54.3%
Average			+106.2%

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

	Oman	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.890	$6.56 NZ$11.31	+180.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR21.900	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,862.560	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	-43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.750	??
Average			+68.4%

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pay 10.2% more for housing

	Oman	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.530	$105.96 NZ$182.57	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.130	$305.77 NZ$526.84	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.200	$305.77 NZ$526.84	+7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.770	$82.72 NZ$142.53	+14.0%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Oman	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.560	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,111.670	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	-83.0%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.080	$5.99 NZ$10.31	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.060	$3.80 NZ$6.54	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.300	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+140.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.050	$24.04 NZ$41.42	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.630	$6.63 NZ$11.43	-30.1%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Oman	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.030	$64.62 NZ$111.33	+29.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.570	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.530	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.730	$70.96 NZ$122.26	+9.8%
Average			+19.9%

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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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