Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 8.0% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 94.6% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kingston
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
?? | |
pay 70.5% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
|
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