Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 18.4% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Israel, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.96
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.78
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.69
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
Israel
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪26.02
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.38
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.86
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.21
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.96
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.36
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.26
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
|
Israel
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.80
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Israel
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.77
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.77
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪240.48
|
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪43.02
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
pay 80.0% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪482.61
|
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
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