Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 47.8% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.3% more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 98.8% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 4.1% more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Cook Islands

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Cook Islands are more expensive than in Bahrain. Notably, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cook Islands.

Cook Islands vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.3% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.04 BHD3.030	$8.96 NZ$16.01	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 BHD3.080	$8.21 NZ$14.68	+0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 BHD0.520	$2.84 NZ$5.07	+105.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BHD0.270	$2.09 NZ$3.74	+191.4%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 98.8% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 BHD0.450	$3.22 NZ$5.75	+168.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 BHD1.590	$5.15 NZ$9.21	+21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BHD2.290	$7.63 NZ$13.64	+25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BHD0.890	$5.76 NZ$10.30	+143.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 BHD1.110	$3.52 NZ$6.29	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 BHD0.440	$1.35 NZ$2.41	+14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 BHD0.350	$1.08 NZ$1.94	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BHD0.370	$1.62 NZ$2.89	+66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 BHD0.250	$2.84 NZ$5.08	+327.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 BHD0.130	$1.08 NZ$1.94	+211.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BHD0.190	$0.85 NZ$1.52	+72.8%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Bahrain	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.54 BHD0.580	$6.79 NZ$12.14	+341.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.55 BHD13.010	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,843.54 BHD12,747.100	$11,944.29 NZ$21,346.25	-64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$41.86 BHD15.770	$212.01 NZ$378.90	+406.4%
Average			+227.8%

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pay 4.1% more for housing

	Bahrain	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.48 BHD13.740	$104.21 NZ$186.25	+185.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$917.91 BHD345.730	$155.28 NZ$277.50	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$669.88 BHD252.310	$155.28 NZ$277.50	-76.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.20 BHD33.220	$79.92 NZ$142.83	-9.4%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	Bahrain	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.82 BHD142.680	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,372.98 BHD3,153.670	$1,433.32 NZ$2,561.55	-82.9%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 BHD2.640	$5.23 NZ$9.34	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 BHD1.960	$3.83 NZ$6.85	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.21 BHD1.960	$14.93 NZ$26.68	+186.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.80 BHD31.940	$24.88 NZ$44.47	-70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.74 BHD4.420	$6.87 NZ$12.27	-41.5%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.63 BHD19.820	$66.89 NZ$119.54	+27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.06 BHD20.360	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 BHD34.760	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.34 BHD33.270	$73.46 NZ$131.28	-16.9%
Average			+5.1%

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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: April 2025

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