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Nuku'alofa vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 28.6% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% less in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.3% more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 77.5% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

Nuku'alofa vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 €14.55	$8.40 TOP20.12	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €8.32	$10.50 TOP25.15	+22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 €2.82	$2.66 TOP6.37	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.85	$2.38 TOP5.70	+24.6%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.80	$1.05 TOP2.51	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 €6.32	$4.55 TOP10.90	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.98	$5.99 TOP14.34	+16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 €3.38	$5.15 TOP12.34	+47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.94 €4.80	$2.70 TOP6.46	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.85	$1.27 TOP3.04	+45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.75	$1.27 TOP3.04	+64.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.91	$1.33 TOP3.19	+42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.45	$1.71 TOP4.11	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$1.46 TOP3.50	+178.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.64	$1.21 TOP2.89	+81.6%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 €5.84	$5.57 TOP13.33	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.66 €38.46	$42.01 TOP100.59	+5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,865.84 €27,024.04	$5,881.34 TOP14,083.04	-78.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.49 €11.14	$69.32 TOP165.98	+503.3%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Ljubljana	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 €32.50	$126.03 TOP301.78	+276.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$942.82 €914.34	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$774.26 €750.87	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.52 €186.70	$144.56 TOP346.16	-24.9%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	Ljubljana	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.78 €471.10	$159.64 TOP382.25	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,574.10 €8,315.09	$252.06 TOP603.56	-97.1%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €3.12	$3.36 TOP8.05	+4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 €2.25	$2.94 TOP7.04	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €5.20	$10.29 TOP24.65	+92.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.17 €44.78	$31.51 TOP75.44	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €8.32	$42.01 TOP100.59	+390.0%
Average			+96.3%

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pay 77.5% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.79 €86.10	$4.20 TOP10.06	-95.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.55 €41.27	$17.85 TOP42.75	-58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 €100.19	$21.00 TOP50.30	-79.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.18 €123.34	$29.41 TOP70.42	-76.9%
Average			-77.5%

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