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Saint Peter Port vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 7.0 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% more in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 65.9% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 47.9% more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 82.4% more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 37.2 times more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Saint Peter Port

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Saint Peter Port are more expensive than in Nuku'alofa. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Saint Peter Port.

Saint Peter Port vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Peter Port instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 38.7% more for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$20.03 £14.89	+141.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$10.68 £7.94	+2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$2.84 £2.11
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.77 £1.32	-28.0%
Average			+38.7%

Nuku'alofa vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.9% more for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$2.72 £2.02	+162.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$7.34 £5.45	+63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$8.88 £6.60	+49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$6.63 £4.93	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$6.39 £4.75	+139.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$3.33 £2.48	+165.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.88 £0.65	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$3.03 £2.25	+129.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$2.42 £1.80	+42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$1.21 £0.90	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.06 £0.79	-11.2%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 47.9% more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$8.14 £6.05	+47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	??
Average			+47.9%

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pay 82.4% more for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$80.13 £59.58	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$2,359.26 £1,754.23	+278.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$2,170.08 £1,613.56
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$148.83 £110.66	+4.1%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 37.2 times more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$1,602.52 £1,191.55	+915.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$16,025.19 £11,915.53	+6330.8%
Average			+3623.1%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$6.01 £4.47	+80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$4.41 £3.28	+51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$20.03 £14.89	+96.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$55.55 £41.31	+78.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$9.85 £7.32	-76.3%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$100.16 £74.47	+589.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$26.71 £19.86	+51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$93.48 £69.51	+350.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	??
Average			+330.2%

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