Cost of living comparison
Australia is 15.5 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Australia instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.94
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.91
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.65
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.80
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.21
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.96
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.41
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.32
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 98.7% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.32
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,957.08
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.99
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Tonga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.08
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.65
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 93.5 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.20
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.39
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.98
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.98
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.93
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.97
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.92
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.79
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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