Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Cook Islands

Cook Islands vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 3.0 times more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries: pay 80.9% more in Cook Islands
Transportation: pay 7.3 times more in Cook Islands
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing: pay 21.2% more in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,112	$8.96 NZ$15.67	+372.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK91,113	$8.21 NZ$14.36	+95.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,961	$2.84 NZ$4.96	+310.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,522	$2.09 NZ$3.66	+330.5%
Average			+277.2%

Laos vs. Cook Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.9% more for groceries

	Laos	Cook Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,721	$3.22 NZ$5.63	+221.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK282,392	$5.15 NZ$9.01	-60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,699	$7.63 NZ$13.35	+19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,745	$5.76 NZ$10.08	+179.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,859	$3.52 NZ$6.16	+70.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,146	$1.35 NZ$2.36	+80.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,075	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,745	$1.62 NZ$2.83	+69.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,937	$2.84 NZ$4.98	+120.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,062	$1.08 NZ$1.90	+55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,796	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+88.8%
Average			+80.9%

Laos vs. Cook Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.3 times more for transportation

	Laos	Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,800	$6.79 NZ$11.88	+47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,166,949	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK610,380,007	$11,944.29 NZ$20,894.41	-57.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK229,122	$212.01 NZ$370.88	+1905.1%
Average			+631.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Laos	Cook Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,666	$104.21 NZ$182.30	+1060.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,535,611	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,537,087	$155.28 NZ$271.63	-80.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,275,144	$79.92 NZ$139.81	+35.8%
Average			+232.7%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	Laos	Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,312,816	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK198,061,034	$1,433.32 NZ$2,507.33	-84.3%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,965	$5.23 NZ$9.14	+372.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,083	$3.83 NZ$6.70	+136.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,667	$14.93 NZ$26.12	+736.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,436,934	$24.88 NZ$43.53	-62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,401	$6.87 NZ$12.01	+131.1%
Average			+262.9%

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pay 21.2% more for clothing

	Laos	Cook Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,703,174	$66.89 NZ$117.01	-14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,331,521	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,413,263	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,011,309	$73.46 NZ$128.50	+57.4%
Average			+21.2%

Laos 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: March 2025

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