Cost of living comparison

Tonga

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 55.7% more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in Canada
Housing: pay 36.3% more in Canada
Childcare: pay 15.9 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Canada

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

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Canada vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% more for restaurants

	Tonga	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$17.02 CA$24.10	+104.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$10.30 CA$14.58	-0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$2.01 CA$2.84	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.64 CA$2.32	-33.4%
Average			+27.7%

Tonga vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Tonga	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$2.51 CA$3.56	+142.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$5.21 CA$7.37	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$8.08 CA$11.44	+36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$3.50 CA$4.95	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$5.39 CA$7.62	+101.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.80 CA$2.54	+43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.63 CA$0.90	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.65 CA$2.34	+25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$1.77 CA$2.50	+4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$1.15 CA$1.63	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.08 CA$1.53	-9.1%
Average			+12.4%

Tonga vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Tonga	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$4.47 CA$6.33	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$65.05 CA$92.09	+56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	+367.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$15.38 CA$21.77	-17.7%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 36.3% more for housing

	Tonga	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$57.08 CA$80.80	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	+93.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$109.92 CA$155.62	-23.1%
Average			+36.3%

Tonga vs. Canada - Cost of housing

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pay 15.9 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	+348.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	+5544.4%
Average			+1491.3%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$5.10 CA$7.22	+53.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$3.67 CA$5.19	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$13.41 CA$18.98	+31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$42.22 CA$59.77	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$11.12 CA$15.74	-73.2%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$53.28 CA$75.43	+266.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$40.15 CA$56.84	+127.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$86.30 CA$122.18	+315.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$99.70 CA$141.15	+242.9%
Average			+230.2%

Tonga vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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