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Lesotho vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 26.9% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% less in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 42.6% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 46.2% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 22.1% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Lesotho

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are lower in Lesotho.

Lesotho vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.3% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.69	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.39	$11.58 LSL210.18	+41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.97	$1.03 LSL18.67	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.66	$0.54 LSL9.84	-74.1%
Average			-32.3%

Cook Islands vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.6% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.64	$0.82 LSL14.90	-74.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$9.02	$2.67 LSL48.44	-48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.37	$3.65 LSL66.22	-52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.10	$1.28 LSL23.17	-77.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.17	$3.09 LSL56.11	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.36	$0.88 LSL16.01	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.90	$1.00 LSL18.23	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.84	$0.99 LSL17.92	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.98	$1.16 LSL21.04	-59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.90	$0.61 LSL11.07	-43.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.69 LSL12.47	-19.5%
Average			-42.6%

Cook Islands vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.90	$4.64 LSL84.13	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.40 LSL515.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,923.70	$19,879.98 LSL360,773.00	+66.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$371.40	$5.62 LSL102.05	-97.3%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 46.2% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$182.56	$22.72 LSL412.31	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$272.01	$143.89 LSL2,611.31	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$272.01	$72.89 LSL1,322.83	-53.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$140.00	??
Average			-46.2%

Cook Islands vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 22.1% less for childcare

	Cook Islands	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$29.35 LSL532.57
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,510.84	$1,117.07 LSL20,272.01	-22.1%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.15	$1.85 LSL33.65	-64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.71	$1.29 LSL23.44	-66.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.15	$4.83 LSL87.62	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.59	$21.77 LSL395.13	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$12.03	??
Average			-52.8%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$117.17	$42.60 LSL773.08	-36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.76 LSL721.55
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$100.35 LSL1,821.04
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.68	$142.00 LSL2,576.95	+93.3%
Average			+28.5%

Cook Islands vs. Lesotho - 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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