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Cook Islands vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 79.6% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 16.4% less in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 86.3% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Turkey	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY308.88	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+58.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.10	$7.93 NZ$13.83	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.02	$2.88 NZ$5.03	+145.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.87	$2.50 NZ$4.36	+462.7%
Average			+167.4%

Turkey vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.42	$3.11 NZ$5.42	+364.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY190.94	$4.98 NZ$8.68	+10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.69	$7.37 NZ$12.85	+113.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.50	$5.57 NZ$9.71	+186.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.64	$3.40 NZ$5.93	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.27	$1.30 NZ$2.27	+110.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.59	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.42	$1.56 NZ$2.73	+196.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.33	$2.75 NZ$4.79	+361.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.38	$1.05 NZ$1.83	+259.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.51	$0.82 NZ$1.44	+233.3%
Average			+171.2%

Turkey vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

	Turkey	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.69	$6.56 NZ$11.45	+43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,232.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	-76.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.04	??
Average			-16.4%

Turkey vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Turkey	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.08	$105.96 NZ$184.80	+674.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	$305.77 NZ$533.27	-12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	$82.72 NZ$144.27	+76.6%
Average			+174.6%

Turkey vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 86.3% less for childcare

	Turkey	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	-86.3%
Average			-86.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.47	$5.99 NZ$10.44	+101.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.16	$3.80 NZ$6.62	+30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.34	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+585.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	$24.04 NZ$41.92	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.55	$6.63 NZ$11.57	+16.7%
Average			+135.9%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Turkey	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	$64.62 NZ$112.69	+37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	$70.96 NZ$123.76	-16.5%
Average			+10.6%

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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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