Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 6.3 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 84.2% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 32.0 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
|
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