Living in Cook Islands

What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 54 properties are on the market as we write this.

What it costs

Half the homes for sale in Cook Islands are asking more than NZ$895,000 — about £392k — and half less. That is 0% above the middle of the 31 islands on this site. Renting, the middle of the market is NZ$500 a month (£219).

Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: Malta (£381k), Mauritius (£379k), St Lucia (£366k), Turks & Caicos (£357k). Search every island by budget.

Costs about the same: Isle of Man, Barbados, Malta — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.

Getting off the island

The weather, month by month

12 months of the year are above 20°C in the day. Recorded averages from the nearest long-running weather station, not a forecast.

What is actually here

16 schools · 7 doctors & pharmacies · 28 food shops · 31 restaurants · 2 beaches · 1 golf · 1 sailing & marinas · 1 theatres & cinemas

What is for sale right now

Browse 45 homes for sale 9 to rent

Also in Pacific: Samoa, Vanuatu.

What this page does not tell you

Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.

Compiled 2026-08-22 from 2 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side