Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 13.6 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$21.77
€20.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$6.59
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$5.10
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$5.95
€5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$8.18
€7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$88.71
€82.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$32,110.45
€29,790.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$25.25
€23.43
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,059.29
€1,910.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,685.95
€1,564.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$203.74
€189.02
|
|
pay 79.4 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$2,119.81
€1,966.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$11,765.02
€10,915.00
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$7.08
€6.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$4.28
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$10.34
€9.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$62.30
€57.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$89.06
€82.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$33.70
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$94.07
€87.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$110.42
€102.44
|
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