Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 7.5 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 65.3% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 42.5 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
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