Cost of living comparison
George Town is 25.0 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in George Town instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 91.0% more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 153.3 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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