Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 29.1% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
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