Cost of living comparison

Tonga

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Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 66.6% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 43.6% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 49.6% more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Bridgetown

The cost of clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Nuku'alofa. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 37.3% more for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$20.00 BBD40.00	+140.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$10.00 BBD20.00	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$2.42 BBD4.83	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.50 BBD3.00	-39.0%
Average			+37.3%

Nuku'alofa vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.6% more for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$3.83 BBD7.67	+269.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$4.49 BBD8.97	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$15.40 BBD30.80	+160.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$6.33 BBD12.67	+24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$4.38 BBD8.77	+64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$2.49 BBD4.98	+98.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.44 BBD2.88	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$2.38 BBD4.75	+80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$2.27 BBD4.54	+33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.82 BBD1.64	-43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.05 BBD2.10	-12.1%
Average			+43.6%

Nuku'alofa vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$7.76 BBD15.52	+41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+544.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	??
Average			+184.5%

Nuku'alofa vs. Bridgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.6% more for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$81.25 BBD162.50	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	+89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$149.12 BBD298.24	+4.3%
Average			+49.6%

Nuku'alofa vs. Bridgetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	??

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$2.50 BBD5.00	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$5.67 BBD11.33	+94.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$63.33 BBD126.67	+103.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$15.00 BBD30.00	-63.9%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$52.50 BBD105.00	+261.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$33.75 BBD67.50	+91.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$125.00 BBD250.00	+501.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$81.25 BBD162.50	+179.5%
Average			+228.3%

Nuku'alofa vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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