Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 19.0 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 124.3 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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