Cost of living comparison

compared to

Nuku'alofa vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 33.5% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 21.8% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 19.0% less in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 54.3% more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 47.5% more in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 54.2% less in Nuku'alofa

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

Nuku'alofa vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of St. George's, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 36.6% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.31 TOP20.00	+12.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.38 TOP25.00	+24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.84 TOP6.83	+53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$2.46 TOP5.92	+56.3%
Average			+36.6%

St. George's vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.8% more for groceries

	St. George's	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.04 TOP2.50	-38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$4.50 TOP10.83	-10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$5.92 TOP14.26	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.09 TOP12.27	+25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.67 TOP6.43	+2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.26 TOP3.02	+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.26 TOP3.02	+49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.32 TOP3.18	+67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.70 TOP4.08	+26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.44 TOP3.48	+104.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.19 TOP2.87	+69.1%
Average			+21.8%

St. George's vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.0% less for transportation

	St. George's	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.50 TOP13.25	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$41.53 TOP100.00	+12.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-76.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.69 TOP45.00
Average			-19.0%

St. George's vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 54.3% more for housing

	St. George's	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$124.60 TOP300.00	+165.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$142.92 TOP344.12	-10.4%
Average			+54.3%

St. George's vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 47.5% more for childcare

	St. George's	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$157.82 TOP380.00	+184.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$249.19 TOP600.00	-89.3%
Average			+47.5%

St. George's vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.32 TOP8.00	+63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$2.91 TOP7.00	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$10.18 TOP24.50	+450.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$31.15 TOP75.00	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$41.53 TOP100.00	+274.1%
Average			+147.4%

St. George's vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 54.2% less for clothing

	St. George's	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$14.54 TOP35.00	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$17.65 TOP42.50	-60.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$20.77 TOP50.00	-51.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$29.07 TOP70.00	-61.7%
Average			-54.2%

St. George's vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

St. George's vs.

Madrid

St. George's vs.

Cairo

St. George's vs.

Nairobi

St. George's vs.

Moscow

St. George's vs.

Paris

St. George's vs.

Reykjavik

St. George's vs.

London

St. George's vs.

Delhi

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Grenada vs. Tonga. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Grenada and Tonga.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for St. George's

Add prices for Nuku'alofa

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nuku'alofa or St. George's. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.