Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 2.9 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
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