Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 43.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Tonga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.40
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.53
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.52
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.69
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.30
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 71.0% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.98
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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