Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 51.1% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Bern, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$24.25
TOP57.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
$8.00
TOP19.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
$1.60
TOP3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$1.18
TOP2.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bern
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bern
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
?? |
pay 60.3% less for housing
Bern
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
$399.81
TOP953.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bern
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
?? |
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
$4.26
TOP10.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$2.19
TOP5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$7.68
TOP18.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
$29.85
TOP71.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bern
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
?? |
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