Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 13.6% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Apia, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$1.61
KMF753
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$7.62
KMF3,570
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.55
KMF725
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.13
KMF527
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
|
Apia
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.14
KMF2,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$15.61
KMF7,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.80
KMF2,249
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.65
KMF1,241
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.43
KMF1,139
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
KMF114
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
KMF838
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.46
KMF686
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
KMF571
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.91
KMF5,112
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.95
KMF14,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,241.41
KMF8,544,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.20
KMF3,840
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$155.86
KMF73,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$696.65
KMF326,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$578.75
KMF271,104
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$81.96
KMF38,392
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.55
KMF178,728
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,464.56
KMF6,307,190
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$1.57
KMF736
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$2.98
KMF1,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.88
KMF879
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.92
KMF15,422
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.23
KMF2,917
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
Apia
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$57.88
KMF27,110
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$57.88
KMF27,110
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$105.03
KMF49,200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$81.45
KMF38,155
|
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