Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 6.4 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
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Nuku'alofa
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
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pay 17.2% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$5.58
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$3.31
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
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pay 98.1% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$7.21
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
|
pay 32.1 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$576.40
€552.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$42.41
€40.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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pay 7.6 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$108.41
€103.94
|
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