Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 2.8 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Syria, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 79.8% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 62.7% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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