Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 35.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Japan
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Japan
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Japan
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
?? | |
pay 68.5% less for clothing
Japan
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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