Cost of living comparison
Nassau is 14.7 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Nassau instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 69.0% more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Nassau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$35.00
BSD35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$9.50
BSD9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$1.83
BSD1.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Nassau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$5.24
BSD5.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$18.03
BSD18.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$6.38
BSD6.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$4.98
BSD4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Nassau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Nassau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,164.29
BSD1,164.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,214.29
BSD1,214.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$231.16
BSD231.16
|
|
pay 84.6 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Nassau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$633.33
BSD633.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Nassau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$118.71
BSD118.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Nassau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
|
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