Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 8.8 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 48.1 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
|
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