Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 5.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$18.74
€17.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$12.22
€11.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$2.94
€2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$2.33
€2.24
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$4.40
€4.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$6.89
€6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.86
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.65
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$7.80
€7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$95.88
€91.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$31,938.58
€30,621.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$22.75
€21.81
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Tonga
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$43.11
€41.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,289.16
€1,236.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,051.87
€1,008.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$187.76
€180.02
|
|
pay 23.1 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$1,627.96
€1,560.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$9,050.97
€8,677.83
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$5.55
€5.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$3.60
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$11.52
€11.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$38.99
€37.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$13.94
€13.37
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$84.34
€80.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$38.25
€36.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$92.60
€88.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$118.53
€113.64
|
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