Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 27.7% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Finland, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Tonga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.61
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.02
|
$10.50
TOP25.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.55
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.10
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.90
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.17
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
|
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.34
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.09
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,524.45
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,096.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.62
|
$69.32
TOP166.14
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.35
|
$126.03
TOP302.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€705.02
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€580.49
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€93.01
|
$144.56
TOP346.49
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.72
|
$159.64
TOP382.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,344.86
|
$252.06
TOP604.13
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€7.00
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.12
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.06
|
$31.51
TOP75.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.97
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
pay 71.1% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.14
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.93
|
$17.85
TOP42.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.80
|
$21.00
TOP50.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.21
|
$29.41
TOP70.48
|
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