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Cook Islands vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 77.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 87.5% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.0% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+331.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$7.93 NZ$13.83	+13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$2.88 NZ$5.03	+292.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$2.50 NZ$4.36	+594.7%
Average			+308.1%

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Thailand	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$3.11 NZ$5.42	+120.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$4.98 NZ$8.68	-36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$7.37 NZ$12.85	+2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+169.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$3.40 NZ$5.93	+140.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$1.30 NZ$2.27	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+76.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$1.56 NZ$2.73	+74.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+264.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.82 NZ$1.44	+33.6%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Thailand	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$6.56 NZ$11.45	+35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-62.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	??
Average			-13.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Thailand	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+472.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$305.77 NZ$533.27	+14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$82.72 NZ$144.27	+36.8%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 87.5% less for childcare

	Thailand	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-87.5%
Average			-87.5%

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pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$5.99 NZ$10.44	+177.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$3.80 NZ$6.62	+92.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+234.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-55.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$6.63 NZ$11.57	+5.0%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Thailand	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$64.62 NZ$112.69	+74.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$70.96 NZ$123.76	+2.7%
Average			+38.5%

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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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