Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 8.8 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.88
|
$14.76
SCR200.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.85
|
$10.19
SCR138.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.29
|
$2.26
SCR30.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.63
|
$2.24
SCR30.43
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.88
SCR25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.77
|
$10.83
SCR146.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.17
|
$8.52
SCR115.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.93
|
$3.87
SCR52.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$3.08
SCR41.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$0.95
SCR12.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$1.30
SCR17.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.40
|
$0.90
SCR12.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$3.60
SCR48.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.78
SCR10.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.58
SCR7.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.29
|
$5.76
SCR78.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR360.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,914.17
|
$26,466.86
SCR358,903.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.47
|
$45.76
SCR620.49
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.16
|
$137.77
SCR1,868.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,117.62
SCR15,155.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$793.40
SCR10,758.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.01
|
$84.66
SCR1,148.05
|
|
pay 48.1 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.41
|
$166.06
SCR2,251.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.77
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,297.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.95
|
$4.06
SCR55.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$5.02
SCR68.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.85
|
$13.28
SCR180.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$95.18
SCR1,290.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.54
SCR75.06
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.94
|
$67.83
SCR919.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.85
|
$26.36
SCR357.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$72.67
SCR985.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.57
|
$75.65
SCR1,025.84
|
|
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