Cost of living comparison
Apia is 2.3 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Apia instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? | ?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
?? |
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
?? | |
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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