Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 74.3% more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Georgia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
T$58.01
|
$15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
T$19.12
|
$7.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
T$3.83
|
$2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
T$2.81
|
$1.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tonga
|
Georgia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tonga
|
Georgia
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,762.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.91
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Tonga
|
Georgia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$71.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,348.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
T$956.22
|
$1,154.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$135.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tonga
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$804.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,912.75
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
T$10.20
|
$4.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
T$5.24
|
$4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
T$18.36
|
$6.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
T$71.39
|
$28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tonga
|
Georgia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.18
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