Cost of living comparison

compared to

Nuku'alofa is 2.9 times more expensive than Beijing.

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

 
Beijing
Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.15
CN¥29.59
$8.44
TOP20.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.54
CN¥39.45
$9.27
TOP22.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
CN¥3.59
$2.67
TOP6.34

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pay 62.3% more for groceries

 
Beijing
Nuku'alofa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.43
CN¥10.19
$1.03
TOP2.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.83
CN¥48.62
$4.15
TOP9.84
Milk (1 gallon) $7.46
CN¥53.15
$6.01
TOP14.27

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pay 5.5 times more for transportation

 
Beijing
Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.35
CN¥31.00
$4.79
TOP11.37
Monthly public transit pass $34.62
CN¥246.55
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,773.90
CN¥147,933.00
$5,904.72
TOP14,015.97

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pay 7.3 times more for housing

 
Beijing
Nuku'alofa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.59
CN¥96.77
$126.53
TOP300.34
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $969.73
CN¥6,905.52
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $561.86
CN¥4,001.05
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pay 93.3% less for childcare

 
Beijing
Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $836.50
CN¥5,956.78
$109.66
TOP260.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,256.69
CN¥179,855.38
$84.35
TOP200.23

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.38
CN¥9.86
$3.37
TOP8.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.73
CN¥26.58
$2.95
TOP7.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.46
CN¥24.66
$10.12
TOP24.03

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pay 78.2% less for clothing

 
Beijing
Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.57
CN¥466.93
$4.22
TOP10.01
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.21
CN¥250.74
$10.54
TOP25.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.31
CN¥607.47
$21.09
TOP50.06

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