Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 48.9% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 72.5% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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