Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 78.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Tonga
- Groceries
-
pay 38.1% more in Tonga
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Tonga
- Housing
-
pay 28.4% more in Tonga
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 99.8% more in Tonga
- Clothing
-
pay 7.2% more in Tonga
The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing in Tonga are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tonga.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.40
TOP20.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.50
TOP25.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.66
TOP6.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.38
TOP5.73
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.05
TOP2.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.55
TOP10.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.99
TOP14.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$5.15
TOP12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.70
TOP6.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.33
TOP3.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.71
TOP4.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.46
TOP3.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.21
TOP2.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.57
TOP13.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$69.32
TOP166.90
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$126.03
TOP303.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$144.56
TOP348.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$159.64
TOP384.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$252.06
TOP606.89
|
pay 99.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.36
TOP8.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.94
TOP7.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.29
TOP24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$31.51
TOP75.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.20
TOP10.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$17.85
TOP42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$21.00
TOP50.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$29.41
TOP70.80
|
|
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