Cost of living comparison
India is 2.2 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in India instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.94
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.91
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$0.39
₹32.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.65
|
$0.17
₹14.24
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Tonga
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.80
|
$2.56
₹213.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.21
|
$2.56
₹213.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.96
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.41
|
$1.36
₹113.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.85
₹71.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.31
₹26.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.47
₹39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.32
|
$0.23
₹19.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$0.16
₹13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Tonga
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.32
|
$4.69
₹390.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.04
₹837.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,957.08
|
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.99
|
$2.97
₹247.66
|
|
pay 90.6% less for housing
Tonga
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.08
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.65
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.20
|
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.39
|
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.98
|
$1.84
₹153.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.98
|
$1.59
₹132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.93
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.38
₹281.66
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.97
|
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.92
|
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.79
|
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
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