Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 11.5 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$13.17
NZ$21.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.60
NZ$14.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$2.13
NZ$3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.99
NZ$3.30
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
Tonga
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$4.07
NZ$6.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.91
NZ$11.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$6.29
NZ$10.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.25
NZ$7.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.17
NZ$1.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.06
NZ$1.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$2.55
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.98
NZ$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 84.6% more for transportation
Tonga
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$6.39
NZ$10.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.20
NZ$106.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,655.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$18.67
NZ$31.02
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Tonga
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$51.53
NZ$85.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,675.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$831.90
NZ$1,382.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$87.73
NZ$145.75
|
|
pay 67.5 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$644.78
NZ$1,071.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$10,893.97
NZ$18,097.80
|
|
pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$5.79
NZ$9.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$3.36
NZ$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$22.83
NZ$37.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$38.17
NZ$63.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.57
NZ$17.55
|
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pay 6.9 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$65.21
NZ$108.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$40.47
NZ$67.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$98.20
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$107.95
NZ$179.33
|
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