Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 21.5% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Tonga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Tonga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Singapore
|
Tonga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
|
pay 94.9% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
?? | |
pay 79.8% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
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