Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 24.5% more expensive than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.4% more in Nuku'alofa
- Groceries
-
pay 20.9% more in Nuku'alofa
- Transportation
-
pay 54.0% more in Nuku'alofa
- Housing
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pay 2.6 times more in Nuku'alofa
- Childcare
-
pay 83.1% less in Nuku'alofa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.3% more in Nuku'alofa
- Clothing
-
pay 69.9% less in Nuku'alofa
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Rome, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$8.40
TOP20.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$10.50
TOP25.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.91
|
$2.66
TOP6.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.96
|
$2.38
TOP5.73
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
$1.05
TOP2.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.99
|
$4.55
TOP10.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.30
|
$5.99
TOP14.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.22
|
$5.15
TOP12.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$2.70
TOP6.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.92
|
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$1.33
TOP3.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.94
|
$1.71
TOP4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$1.46
TOP3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$1.21
TOP2.91
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.12
|
$5.57
TOP13.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.09
|
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,922.33
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.67
|
$69.32
TOP166.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.20
|
$126.03
TOP303.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,009.76
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€652.83
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€143.09
|
$144.56
TOP348.07
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€435.31
|
$159.64
TOP384.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,974.77
|
$252.06
TOP606.89
|
|
pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$3.36
TOP8.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.31
|
$2.94
TOP7.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$10.29
TOP24.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.89
|
$31.51
TOP75.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
|
pay 69.9% less for clothing
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.98
|
$4.20
TOP10.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.30
|
$17.85
TOP42.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€66.02
|
$21.00
TOP50.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€87.53
|
$29.41
TOP70.80
|
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