Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 17.8% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of London, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
London
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
London
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.47
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.00
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.38
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.42
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
London
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.86
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£204.71
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.94
|
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
|
pay 78.8% more for housing
London
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
London
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.55
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.81
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.04
|
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.79
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
pay 80.1% less for clothing
London
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.28
|
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
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