Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 15.4% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 89.7% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Madrid
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€917.73
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.52
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.96
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
?? | |
pay 77.5% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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