Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of George Town, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
George Town
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
George Town
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
George Town
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
George Town
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
George Town
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
George Town
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
?? |
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