Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 24.9% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0% less in Nuku'alofa
- Groceries
-
pay 52.6% less in Nuku'alofa
- Transportation
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pay 4.0% less in Nuku'alofa
- Housing
-
pay 14.2% less in Nuku'alofa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.5% less in Nuku'alofa
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$8.40
TOP20.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.50
TOP25.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.66
TOP6.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.38
TOP5.73
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.05
TOP2.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.55
TOP10.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$5.99
TOP14.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$5.15
TOP12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.70
TOP6.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.33
TOP3.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
TOP4.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.46
TOP3.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
TOP2.91
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$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 14.2% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$126.03
TOP303.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$144.56
TOP348.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$159.64
TOP384.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$252.06
TOP606.89
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.36
TOP8.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.94
TOP7.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.29
TOP24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.51
TOP75.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$4.20
TOP10.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$17.85
TOP42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$21.00
TOP50.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$29.41
TOP70.80
|
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