Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.8 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
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Tonga
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$13.17
€12.63
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$2.07
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$4.23
€4.05
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 83.2% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$7.55
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$40.19
€38.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$13.82
€13.25
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$524.36
€502.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$392.21
€376.04
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$413.12
€396.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$4.40
€4.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$48.72
€46.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$8.82
€8.46
|
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pay 7.3 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$93.42
€89.57
|
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