Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 5.6 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 72.1% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 26.1 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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