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Cook Islands vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 5.6 times more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 19.6 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 79.8% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Belarus	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 BYN26.27	$8.96 NZ$15.63	+11.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.72 BYN15.42	$8.21 NZ$14.32	+73.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 BYN2.04	$2.84 NZ$4.95	+353.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 BYN1.35	$2.09 NZ$3.65	+404.2%
Average			+210.8%

Belarus vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Belarus	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 BYN1.88	$3.22 NZ$5.61	+458.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 BYN9.53	$5.15 NZ$8.99	+76.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 BYN8.23	$7.63 NZ$13.31	+202.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 BYN4.01	$5.76 NZ$10.05	+369.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 BYN5.29	$3.52 NZ$6.14	+117.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 BYN1.54	$1.35 NZ$2.35	+184.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 BYN2.36	$1.08 NZ$1.89	+49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 BYN2.43	$1.62 NZ$2.82	+117.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 BYN2.85	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+225.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BYN0.66	$1.08 NZ$1.89	+439.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BYN0.83	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+235.4%
Average			+225.1%

Belarus vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.6 times more for transportation

	Belarus	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.81 BYN9.17	$6.79 NZ$11.85	+141.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.76 BYN41.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,579.62 BYN54,101.51	$11,944.29 NZ$20,836.10	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.80 BYN12.41	$212.01 NZ$369.84	+5476.2%
Average			+1863.3%

Belarus vs. Cook Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Belarus	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.23 BYN33.40	$104.21 NZ$181.79	+918.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$263.08 BYN858.45	$155.28 NZ$270.87	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.05 BYN567.94	$155.28 NZ$270.87	-10.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.27 BYN134.67	$79.92 NZ$139.42	+93.7%
Average			+240.0%

Belarus vs. Cook Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

	Belarus	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.44 BYN983.63	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,103.87 BYN23,180.89	$1,433.32 NZ$2,500.33	-79.8%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 BYN3.64	$5.23 NZ$9.12	+368.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.48 BYN4.83	$3.83 NZ$6.68	+159.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 BYN5.35	$14.93 NZ$26.05	+810.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.35 BYN102.31	$24.88 NZ$43.41	-20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BYN11.99	$6.87 NZ$11.98	+86.9%
Average			+280.7%

Belarus vs. Cook Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Belarus	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.42 BYN193.90	$66.89 NZ$116.68	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.14 BYN121.19	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.71 BYN282.94	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.07 BYN274.33	$73.46 NZ$128.14	-12.6%

Belarus 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: February 2025

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