Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 37.2% cheaper than Oregon.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Oregon, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Oregon
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.29
|
$24.25
TOP57.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
|
$8.00
TOP19.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$1.60
TOP3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$1.18
TOP2.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Oregon
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.45
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.11
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Oregon
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,022.46
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.67
|
?? |
pay 69.9% less for housing
Oregon
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.01
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,445.54
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,327.39
|
$399.81
TOP953.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Oregon
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$957.80
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.79
|
?? |
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oregon
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
|
$4.26
TOP10.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
|
$2.19
TOP5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.10
|
$7.68
TOP18.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.51
|
$29.85
TOP71.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.27
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Oregon
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.78
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.47
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.07
|
?? |
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