Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 9.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Tonga instead of United States, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
United States
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
United States
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 56.6% more for transportation
United States
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
United States
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
United States
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 74.2% less for clothing
United States
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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