Cost of living comparison

Tonga

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 5.9 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 32.0 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Nuku'alofa. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$8.02 ¥1,266	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$5.01 ¥791	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.16 ¥183	-59.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.84 ¥133	-65.7%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.55 ¥245	+49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$7.21 ¥1,138	+60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.71 ¥902	-3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$2.33 ¥368	-54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$3.52 ¥556	+31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$2.38 ¥375	+89.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.18 ¥186	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$2.48 ¥391	+87.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$2.64 ¥417	+55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$1.43 ¥225	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.48 ¥234	+24.2%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$4.50 ¥710	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$73.51 ¥11,602	+77.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+284.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$30.07 ¥4,746	+60.9%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$33.44 ¥5,279	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$1,071.65 ¥169K	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$642.24 ¥101K
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$122.16 ¥19,281	-14.5%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 32.0 times more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$519.69 ¥82,025	+229.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+5972.3%
Average			+3100.8%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$4.01 ¥633	+20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$3.43 ¥541	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$4.01 ¥633	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$68.19 ¥10,762	+118.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$12.70 ¥2,004	-69.4%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$56.84 ¥8,971	+291.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$40.48 ¥6,390	+129.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$62.67 ¥9,892	+201.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$90.37 ¥14,264	+210.8%
Average			+208.2%

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