Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 50.2% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.25
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.33
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.94
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.09
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€24.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,724.27
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.15
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Slovakia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.53
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€532.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€444.65
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€162.70
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€349.04
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,841.27
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.16
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.77
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.39
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.68
|
?? | |
pay 75.9% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.95
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.68
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€74.52
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€79.14
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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