Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 24.2% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Finland, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
?? | |
pay 77.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
|
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