Cost of living comparison

Tonga

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 70.5% more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% more in Austria
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Austria
Transportation: pay 98.3% more in Austria
Housing: pay 40.8% more in Austria
Childcare: pay 15.5 times more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% less in Austria
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Austria

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Austria are more expensive than in Tonga. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Austria.

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Austria vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austria instead of Tonga, you would:

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pay 55.9% more for restaurants

	Tonga	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$17.46 €15.54	+110.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$12.35 €10.99	+18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$3.78 €3.36	+33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$3.01 €2.68	+22.6%
Average			+55.9%

Tonga vs. Austria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Tonga	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$2.57 €2.29	+147.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$8.98 €8.00	+99.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$6.13 €5.46	+3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$4.57 €4.06	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$6.11 €5.44	+128.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.25 €1.11	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.00 €0.89	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.36 €1.21	+2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$1.85 €1.65	+9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.97 €0.86	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.97 €0.86	-18.6%
Average			+16.0%

Tonga vs. Austria - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.3% more for transportation

	Tonga	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$7.11 €6.33	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$57.51 €51.19	+38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	+408.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$24.10 €21.45	+28.9%
Average			+98.3%

Tonga vs. Austria - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.8% more for housing

	Tonga	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$35.97 €32.02	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$964.19 €858.16	+54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$803.82 €715.43
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$265.50 €236.31	+85.8%
Average			+40.8%

Tonga vs. Austria - Cost of housing

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pay 15.5 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$557.81 €496.47	+253.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	+6687.5%
Average			+1448.9%

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$5.34 €4.75	+60.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$4.45 €3.96	+53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$7.41 €6.59	-27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$46.11 €41.04	+48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$13.84 €12.32	-66.7%
Average			-2.8%

Tonga vs. Austria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$95.22 €84.75	+555.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$45.58 €40.57	+158.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$102.93 €91.61	+395.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$120.01 €106.82	+312.8%
Average			+331.3%

Tonga vs. Austria - Cost of clothing

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