Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 1.6% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Tonga instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Tonga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.38
|
$8.44
TOP19.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$13.97
|
$9.27
TOP21.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
$2.67
TOP6.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.22
|
$2.39
TOP5.60
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Tonga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.04
|
$1.03
TOP2.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.61
|
$4.15
TOP9.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.22
|
$6.01
TOP14.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.21
|
$5.06
TOP11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$6.89
|
$2.71
TOP6.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.90
|
$0.96
TOP2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.73
|
$0.96
TOP2.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.23
|
$1.02
TOP2.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.13
|
$1.40
TOP3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
$1.24
TOP2.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
$0.86
TOP2.02
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.37
|
$4.79
TOP11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$104.21
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$37,773.72
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,839.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.31
|
$70.65
TOP165.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$83.66
|
$126.53
TOP296.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,637.09
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,350.48
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$142.42
|
$225.77
TOP529.15
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,046.73
|
$109.66
TOP257.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,685.02
|
$84.35
TOP197.71
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.40
|
$3.37
TOP7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.46
|
$2.95
TOP6.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.06
|
$10.12
TOP23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$61.97
|
$21.09
TOP49.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.15
|
?? | |
pay 79.7% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$105.86
|
$4.22
TOP9.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$65.70
|
$10.54
TOP24.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$159.42
|
$21.09
TOP49.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$175.24
|
$29.52
TOP69.20
|
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