Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 37.1% more expensive than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.0% less in Nuku'alofa
- Groceries
-
pay 28.2% more in Nuku'alofa
- Housing
-
pay 89.0% more in Nuku'alofa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.7 times more in Nuku'alofa
- Clothing
-
pay 89.5% less in Nuku'alofa
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Basseterre. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$8.40
TOP20.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.50
TOP25.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.66
TOP6.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$2.38
TOP5.73
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.05
TOP2.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.55
TOP10.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.99
TOP14.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$5.15
TOP12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.70
TOP6.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.33
TOP3.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.71
TOP4.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.46
TOP3.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.21
TOP2.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.57
TOP13.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$69.32
TOP166.90
|
pay 89.0% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$126.03
TOP303.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? | ?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$144.56
TOP348.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$159.64
TOP384.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$252.06
TOP606.89
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.36
TOP8.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.94
TOP7.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.29
TOP24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.51
TOP75.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
|
pay 89.5% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$4.20
TOP10.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$17.85
TOP42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$21.00
TOP50.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$29.41
TOP70.80
|
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