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Cook Islands vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 46.4% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 24.4% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 82.4% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Romania	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$7.93 NZ$13.83	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$2.88 NZ$5.03	+48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$2.50 NZ$4.36	+54.8%
Average			+31.1%

Romania vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Romania	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$3.11 NZ$5.42	+163.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$4.98 NZ$8.68	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$7.37 NZ$12.85	+31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+82.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$3.40 NZ$5.93	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$1.30 NZ$2.27	+156.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$1.56 NZ$2.73	+122.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+195.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+166.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.82 NZ$1.44	+98.6%
Average			+100.7%

Romania vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

	Romania	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$6.56 NZ$11.45	+9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	??
Average			-24.4%

Romania vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Romania	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+1046.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$305.77 NZ$533.27	+5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$82.72 NZ$144.27	-28.9%
Average			+250.5%

Romania vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 82.4% less for childcare

	Romania	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-82.4%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$5.99 NZ$10.44	+155.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$3.80 NZ$6.62	+51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+145.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-3.9%
Average			+61.1%

Romania vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Romania	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$64.62 NZ$112.69	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	$70.96 NZ$123.76	-19.9%
Average			-11.5%

Romania 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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