Cost of living comparison
Finland is 4.4 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Finland instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Finland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$14.18
€13.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$2.58
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$3.70
€3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$4.27
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$5.38
€5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$7.64
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$60.52
€57.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$18.35
€17.41
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Tonga
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$734.49
€696.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$604.75
€573.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
|
pay 18.2 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$291.42
€276.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$7.29
€6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$4.21
€3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$41.73
€39.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$15.60
€14.79
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$108.56
€102.96
|
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