Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$17.71
€16.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$9.75
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$2.15
€2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$1.66
€1.58
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$5.05
€4.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$4.48
€4.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$7.11
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$119.47
€113.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$37,943.34
€36,129.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$20.48
€19.50
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Tonga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$46.92
€44.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,406.76
€1,339.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,187.82
€1,131.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$159.87
€152.23
|
|
pay 16.6 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$996.31
€948.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$6,771.62
€6,447.94
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$5.94
€5.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$3.80
€3.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$16.44
€15.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$55.70
€53.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$12.29
€11.70
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$77.94
€74.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$85.63
€81.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$89.10
€84.85
|
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