Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 17.9 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$27.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$9.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Tonga
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$6.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$8.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$9.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$6.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$11.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$5.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$2.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$5.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$43,166.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
$42.58
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Tonga
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$100.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,761.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,274.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$278.03
|
|
pay 105.9 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$991.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$6.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
$4.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$119.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.88
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$78.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$62.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$98.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$91.67
|
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