Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 42.9 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$25.99
€23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$7.17
€6.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.83
€21.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$46,760.68
€42,980.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$20.58
€18.91
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$61.73
€56.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$8,169.63
€7,509.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$6,497.92
€5,972.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$237.50
€218.30
|
|
pay 265.6 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$2,111.82
€1,941.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$43,184.11
€39,692.68
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$13.54
€12.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$521.19
€479.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 18.8 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$162.81
€149.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$187.00
€171.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$632.46
€581.33
|
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