Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 10.8 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
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Nuku'alofa
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
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pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€49.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$989.21
€909.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
|
pay 61.6 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$543.23
€499.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
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pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 7.7 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$99.93
€91.90
|
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