Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 40.3% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Colorado
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$24.25
TOP57.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.69
|
$8.00
TOP18.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.60
TOP3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.18
TOP2.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Colorado
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.08
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Colorado
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,254.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.13
|
?? |
pay 73.8% less for housing
Colorado
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,826.17
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,523.80
|
$399.81
TOP947.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.56
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Colorado
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,283.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,027.62
|
?? |
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Colorado
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$4.26
TOP10.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$2.19
TOP5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.53
|
$7.68
TOP18.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.34
|
$29.85
TOP70.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Colorado
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.70
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.31
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.59
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.84
|
?? |
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