Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 27.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Spain, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Tonga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Spain
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
?? | |
pay 75.1% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
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