Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 12.1 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$5.85
R$29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$1.20
R$6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.80
R$4.06
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$5.19
R$26.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$4.10
R$20.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$1.61
R$8.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.94
R$4.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.61
R$3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.67
R$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.58
R$2.95
|
|
pay 75.7% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$4.15
R$21.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$8.07
R$41.20
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
|
pay 74.6 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$26.15
R$133.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$62.37
R$318.37
|
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