Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 3.3 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Tonga instead of China, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
China
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.67
|
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.99
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
China
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.60
|
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.00
|
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.75
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.22
|
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.43
|
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.71
|
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.92
|
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
China
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.67
|
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,558.89
|
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.85
|
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
China
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.90
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,391.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,488.36
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥283.33
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
China
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,441.77
|
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,516.18
|
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
|
pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.68
|
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.82
|
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.92
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥299.63
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.79
|
?? | |
pay 72.7% less for clothing
China
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥347.18
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥223.42
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥524.10
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥547.21
|
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
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