Cost of living comparison

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Moroni is 5.5 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

If you lived in Moroni instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 50.7% less for restaurants

 
Nuku'alofa
Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.12
$1.61
KMF753
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.15
$7.62
KMF3,570
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.37
$1.55
KMF725

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

 
Nuku'alofa
Moroni
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.51
$0.61
KMF286
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.90
$5.14
KMF2,406
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.34
$15.61
KMF7,310

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pay 47.9% more for transportation

 
Nuku'alofa
Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.33
$10.91
KMF5,112
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP100.59
$30.95
KMF14,497
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
$18,241.41
KMF8,544,805

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pay 9.8% less for housing

 
Nuku'alofa
Moroni
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP301.78
$155.86
KMF73,011
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $696.65
KMF326,329
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $578.75
KMF271,104

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pay 27.9 times more for childcare

 
Nuku'alofa
Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP382.25
$381.55
KMF178,728
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP603.56
$13,464.56
KMF6,307,190

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pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nuku'alofa
Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.05
$1.57
KMF736
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.04
$2.98
KMF1,398
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.65
$1.88
KMF879

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pay 6.2 times more for clothing

 
Nuku'alofa
Moroni
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.06
$57.88
KMF27,110
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.75
$57.88
KMF27,110
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.30
$105.03
KMF49,200

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