Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 2.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
|
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