Cost of living comparison

Tonga

compared to

New Jersey, USA

New Jersey vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

New Jersey is 10.5 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in New Jersey
Groceries: pay 67.4% more in New Jersey
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in New Jersey
Housing: pay 68.3% more in New Jersey
Childcare: pay 61.1 times more in New Jersey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.7% more in New Jersey
Clothing: pay 4.1 times more in New Jersey

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in New Jersey are more expensive than in Tonga. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Jersey.

New Jersey vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Jersey instead of Tonga, you would:

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pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	Tonga	New Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$19.95	+140.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$12.40	+19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$2.60	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$2.04	-17.1%
Average			+33.6%

Tonga vs. New Jersey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.4% more for groceries

	Tonga	New Jersey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$4.17	+301.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$8.09	+79.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$4.78	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$5.24	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$5.96	+123.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$2.76	+119.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.98	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$2.20	+67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$2.62	+54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$1.44	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.60	+34.2%
Average			+67.4%

Tonga vs. New Jersey - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Tonga	New Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$3.24	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$116.02	+179.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$32,841.50	+464.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$19.75	+5.7%
Average			+152.2%

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pay 68.3% more for housing

	Tonga	New Jersey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$62.68	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$2,279.92	+266.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,885.98
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$126.74	-11.3%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 61.1 times more for childcare

	Tonga	New Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$2,023.96	+1182.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$27,267.62	+10842.3%
Average			+6012.3%

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pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	New Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$6.95	+109.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$5.20	+79.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$12.79	+25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$52.90	+69.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$16.52	-60.2%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for clothing

	Tonga	New Jersey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$57.64	+296.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$49.26	+179.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$99.28	+378.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$136.81	+370.6%
Average			+306.1%

Tonga vs. New Jersey - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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