Cost of living comparison

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Nuku'alofa is 20.9% more expensive than Helsinki.

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Helsinki, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

 
Helsinki
Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
€17.98
$8.40
TOP20.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€11.30
$10.50
TOP25.15
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.14
€3.01
$2.66
TOP6.37

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

 
Helsinki
Nuku'alofa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.89
€2.77
$1.05
TOP2.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.13
€3.96
$4.55
TOP10.90
Milk (1 gallon) $5.15
€4.94
$5.99
TOP14.34

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

 
Helsinki
Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.50
€7.19
$5.57
TOP13.33
Monthly public transit pass $71.38
€68.44
$42.01
TOP100.59
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,296.42
€32,882.48
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Helsinki
Nuku'alofa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.48
€21.55
$126.03
TOP301.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,111.66
€1,065.83
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $870.64
€834.75
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pay 75.2% less for childcare

 
Helsinki
Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $338.03
€324.10
$159.64
TOP382.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,508.28
€10,075.06
$252.06
TOP603.56

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Helsinki
Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.57
€8.22
$3.36
TOP8.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.76
€4.57
$2.94
TOP7.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.36
€10.89
$10.29
TOP24.65

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pay 72.4% less for clothing

 
Helsinki
Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.00
€95.88
$4.20
TOP10.06
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.76
€30.45
$17.85
TOP42.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.57
€85.88
$21.00
TOP50.30

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