Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 16.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
?? | |
pay 84.1% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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