Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 12.5% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Australia, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.06
|
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.82
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.19
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Australia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.03
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.58
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.95
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.13
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.86
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.99
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.41
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
Australia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.06
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.05
|
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
Australia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.99
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.38
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.35
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.76
|
?? | |
pay 82.3% less for clothing
Australia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.27
|
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
|
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