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Nuku'alofa vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 34.7% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 48.9% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 32.3% more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 74.9% less in Nuku'alofa

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

Nuku'alofa vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$8.31 TOP20.00	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$10.38 TOP25.00	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$2.84 TOP6.83	+277.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$2.46 TOP5.92	+741.6%
Average			+263.2%

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pay 48.9% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.04 TOP2.50	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$4.50 TOP10.83	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$5.92 TOP14.26	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$5.09 TOP12.27	+81.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$2.67 TOP6.43	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$1.26 TOP3.02	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$1.26 TOP3.02	+64.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$1.32 TOP3.18	+61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$1.70 TOP4.08	+142.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$1.44 TOP3.48	+149.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$1.19 TOP2.87	+80.3%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$5.50 TOP13.25	+138.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$41.53 TOP100.00	+11.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-82.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.01	$18.69 TOP45.00	+1.6%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 32.3% more for housing

	Riyadh	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.42	$124.60 TOP300.00	+67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.85	$142.92 TOP344.12	+74.1%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	$157.82 TOP380.00	-65.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	$249.19 TOP600.00	-97.5%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$3.32 TOP8.00	+78.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$2.91 TOP7.00	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$10.18 TOP24.50	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.70	$31.15 TOP75.00	-70.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$41.53 TOP100.00	+170.9%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 74.9% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.34	$14.54 TOP35.00	-75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.07	$17.65 TOP42.50	-72.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.53	$20.77 TOP50.00	-81.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.53	$29.07 TOP70.00	-70.4%
Average			-74.9%

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