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Tonga

Nuku'alofa vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 59.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 67.6% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 56.5% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

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Nuku'alofa vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$8.31 TOP20.00	+206.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$10.38 TOP25.00	+83.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$2.84 TOP6.83	+258.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$2.46 TOP5.92	+462.8%
Average			+176.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$1.04 TOP2.50	+1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$4.50 TOP10.83	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$5.92 TOP14.26	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$5.09 TOP12.27	+148.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.67 TOP6.43	+32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.26 TOP3.02	+155.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$1.26 TOP3.02	+390.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.32 TOP3.18	+180.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$1.70 TOP4.08	+337.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$1.44 TOP3.48	+445.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$1.19 TOP2.87	+174.0%
Average			+136.6%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Antananarivo	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.50 TOP13.25	+25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$41.53 TOP100.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-51.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$18.69 TOP45.00	-4.9%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$124.60 TOP300.00	+118.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	+91.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$142.92 TOP344.12	+152.2%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

	Antananarivo	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$157.82 TOP380.00	+530.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$249.19 TOP600.00	-98.3%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$3.32 TOP8.00	+226.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.91 TOP7.00	+76.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$10.18 TOP24.50	+543.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$31.15 TOP75.00	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$41.53 TOP100.00	+635.5%
Average			+185.1%

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pay 56.5% less for clothing

	Antananarivo	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$14.54 TOP35.00	-49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$17.65 TOP42.50	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$20.77 TOP50.00	-73.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$29.07 TOP70.00	-58.2%
Average			-56.5%

Antananarivo vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of clothing

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