Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 11.5% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 55.2% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 78.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$7.00 LBP625,768	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.33	$7.64 LBP682,891	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$1.59 LBP142,075	-44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$1.13 LBP101,017	-45.9%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 55.2% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.62	$0.62 LBP55,683	-80.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$4.15 LBP371,363	-19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.32	$5.55 LBP496,535	-27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.06	$2.17 LBP193,543	-62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.15	$3.28 LBP293,103	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$0.57 LBP51,193	-57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.40 LBP35,982	-62.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$0.31 LBP27,815	-80.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$0.44 LBP39,772	-84.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.32 LBP28,317	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.39 LBP35,148	-53.9%
Average			-55.2%

Cook Islands vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.86	$3.49 LBP312,049	-48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$75.00 LBP6,704,655
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,845.19	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	+119.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$370.00	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	-94.0%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 78.6% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.87	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	+218.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.99	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	+64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.48	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	+101.7%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$209.17 LBP18,698,539
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,501.42	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	+113.2%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$3.00 LBP268,186	-42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.69	$1.90 LBP169,851	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$2.00 LBP178,791	-86.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.43	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	+58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.99	$6.75 LBP603,419	-1.7%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.73	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	-15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$57.86 LBP5,172,163
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$93.23 LBP8,334,259
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.20	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	+26.4%
Average			+5.5%

Cook Islands vs. Lebanon - 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: March 2025

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