Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 76.4% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Albania, you would:
pay 86.5% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Albania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Albania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
Albania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
?? | |
pay 78.0% less for clothing
Albania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
|
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