Cost of living comparison
Paris is 17.0 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Paris instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 59.1% more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$19.49
€17.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$11.66
€10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$5.86
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$7.76
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.05
€84.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$23.63
€21.72
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$32.31
€29.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
|
pay 101.5 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$829.69
€762.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$4.52
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$41.22
€37.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$156.00
€143.38
|
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