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Victoria vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 43.8% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 49.9% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 24.5% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Victoria
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Victoria

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Victoria are more expensive than in Nuku'alofa. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

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Victoria vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.9% more for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$18.02 SCR252.68	+116.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$12.63 SCR177.21	+21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$2.32 SCR32.48	-18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$2.66 SCR37.29	+8.2%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.74 SCR24.47	+68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$15.56 SCR218.25	+245.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$7.27 SCR102.03	+22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$3.80 SCR53.37	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$2.82 SCR39.54	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.02 SCR14.33	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.25 SCR17.57	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.09 SCR15.28	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$2.85 SCR39.95	+68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.88 SCR12.38	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.83 SCR11.59	-30.7%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$6.12 SCR85.81	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$33.37 SCR468.01	-19.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+360.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	??
Average			+63.1%

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pay 24.5% more for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$804.72 SCR11,286.52
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	-25.7%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-8.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+3390.6%
Average			+464.6%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$4.01 SCR56.30	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$4.00 SCR56.12	+37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$24.19 SCR339.29	+137.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+151.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$7.21 SCR101.07	-82.6%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$37.23 SCR522.21	+156.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$24.74 SCR347.02	+40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	+333.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+247.0%
Average			+171.1%

Nuku'alofa vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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