Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 70.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Taipei
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
?? | |
pay 76.5% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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