Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 4.4 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 71.9% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 18.1 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
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