Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 4.8 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 22.1 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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