Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 19.6% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Nuku'alofa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 71.1% more for housing
Brussels
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 94.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
?? | |
pay 84.1% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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