Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 8.6 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$10.94
€10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.34
€7.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.88
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$3.25
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$6.92
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.18
€35.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$32,478.09
€30,131.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$9.87
€9.15
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Tonga
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$40.03
€37.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$868.97
€806.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$680.04
€630.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$91.68
€85.06
|
|
pay 48.1 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$397.00
€368.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$7,801.09
€7,237.46
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$2.32
€2.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$40.44
€37.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.87
€7.30
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$73.48
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$33.58
€31.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$79.41
€73.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$97.29
€90.26
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Portugal or Tonga. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.