Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 62.9% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$10.50
TOP25.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,096.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$69.32
TOP166.14
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$126.03
TOP302.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
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|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
$144.56
TOP346.49
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
$159.64
TOP382.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
$252.06
TOP604.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$31.51
TOP75.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
pay 67.5% less for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$17.85
TOP42.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
$21.00
TOP50.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
$29.41
TOP70.48
|
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