Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 14.2 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
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Nuku'alofa
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.88
|
$6.59
¥1,037
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.85
|
$5.14
¥809
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.29
|
$1.15
¥180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.63
|
$0.76
¥120
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.73
¥272
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.77
|
$7.97
¥1,255
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.17
|
$5.76
¥907
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.93
|
$2.15
¥338
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$3.23
¥508
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$2.37
¥373
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.40
|
$2.58
¥407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$2.19
¥345
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$1.27
¥199
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$1.23
¥194
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.29
|
$4.29
¥675
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.63
¥7,970
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,914.17
|
$21,471.04
¥3,380,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.47
|
$25.31
¥3,985
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.16
|
$31.29
¥4,926
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,013.09
¥159,496
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$584.76
¥92,061
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.01
|
$132.60
¥20,876
|
|
pay 88.6 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.41
|
$486.02
¥76,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.77
|
$14,566.86
¥2,293,334
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.95
|
$3.21
¥506
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$3.30
¥519
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.85
|
$3.85
¥607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$61.83
¥9,734
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.21
¥1,922
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.94
|
$54.04
¥8,508
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.85
|
$36.17
¥5,695
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$61.61
¥9,700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.57
|
$79.69
¥12,546
|
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