Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 11.4 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$4.26
€3.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$4.79
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$5.77
€5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$7.86
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.49
€66.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$18.01
€16.56
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$885.72
€814.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
|
pay 64.3 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$336.03
€308.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
|
pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$8.71
€8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$4.86
€4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$45.44
€41.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.50
€17.01
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$103.43
€95.07
|
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