Cost of living comparison
Anguilla is 2.8 times more expensive than Tonga overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.2% more in Anguilla
- Groceries
-
pay 61.0% more in Anguilla
- Transportation
-
pay 4.4 times more in Anguilla
- Housing
-
pay 1.2% more in Anguilla
- Childcare
-
pay 6.9 times more in Anguilla
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.9% more in Anguilla
The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Anguilla are more expensive than in Tonga. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Anguilla.
If you lived in Anguilla instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.23
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.29
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.41
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.73
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.53
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.96
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.42
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.41
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.50
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.06
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.21
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.13
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.52
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.91
|
?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.40
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.90
|
?? | |
pay 1.2% more for housing
|
Tonga
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP303.45
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP348.07
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP384.37
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP606.89
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.09
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.08
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.78
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.86
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP101.15
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.11
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.99
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.57
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.80
|
?? |
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