Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 20.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Rome, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$24.25
T$57.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.00
T$19.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$1.60
T$3.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.18
T$2.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
?? |
pay 48.3% less for housing
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$399.81
T$950.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
?? |
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$4.26
T$10.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$2.19
T$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$7.68
T$18.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$29.85
T$71.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Rome
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
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