Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 14.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Tonga
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 49.6% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 93.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 76.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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