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Nuku'alofa vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 30.2% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 12.7% less in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.1% more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 70.2% less in Nuku'alofa

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

Nuku'alofa vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.75	$8.31 TOP20.00	+26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$174.37	$10.38 TOP25.00	+86.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$35.93	$2.84 TOP6.83	+147.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.11	$2.46 TOP5.92	+233.8%
Average			+123.8%

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pay 12.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.85	$1.04 TOP2.50	-44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$297.19	$4.50 TOP10.83	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$373.86	$5.92 TOP14.26	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$83.01	$5.09 TOP12.27	+92.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.63	$2.67 TOP6.43	-39.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$72.00	$1.26 TOP3.02	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.14	$1.26 TOP3.02	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.01	$1.32 TOP3.18	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.42	$1.70 TOP4.08	-11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.40	$1.44 TOP3.48	+12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.62	$1.19 TOP2.87	+11.4%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Taipei	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$120.24	$5.50 TOP13.25	+43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	$41.53 TOP100.00	+5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-84.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$293.19	$18.69 TOP45.00	+100.1%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Taipei	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$813.86	$124.60 TOP300.00	+380.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	-21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	$142.92 TOP344.12	+130.3%
Average			+163.2%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Taipei	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	$157.82 TOP380.00	-74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	$249.19 TOP600.00	-98.6%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.84	$3.32 TOP8.00	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$119.18	$2.91 TOP7.00	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.45	$10.18 TOP24.50	+158.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	$31.15 TOP75.00	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$344.63	$41.53 TOP100.00	+278.3%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 70.2% less for clothing

	Taipei	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	$14.54 TOP35.00	-78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	$17.65 TOP42.50	-51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	$20.77 TOP50.00	-76.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	$29.07 TOP70.00	-74.9%
Average			-70.2%

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