Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 18.2% cheaper than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Tonga
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 94.3% less for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
?? | |
pay 76.2% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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