Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 3.3 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.17
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,096.40
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,742,593
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.14
|
$29.47
ALL2,743
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.07
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$594.90
ALL55,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$412.58
ALL38,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.49
|
$78.02
ALL7,260
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.62
|
$257.35
ALL23,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.13
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,228
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$1.85
ALL173
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$3.82
ALL356
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.52
|
$46.89
ALL4,363
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$64.35
ALL5,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.79
|
$47.77
ALL4,445
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.34
|
$100.14
ALL9,318
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.48
|
$134.06
ALL12,474
|
|
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