Cost of living comparison

Tonga

compared to

United Kingdom

United Kingdom vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 85.2% more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 69.5% more in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 30.5 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in United Kingdom

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Tonga. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Tonga, you would:

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pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Tonga	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$21.32 £15.99	+156.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$10.25 £7.69	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$2.54 £1.91	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.79 £1.35	-27.0%
Average			+45.8%

Tonga vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Tonga	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.67 £1.26	+61.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$4.62 £3.47	+2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$6.01 £4.51	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$3.96 £2.97	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$3.93 £2.95	+47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.32 £0.99	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.73 £0.54	-42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.21 £0.90	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$1.51 £1.13	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.76 £0.57	-47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.72 £0.54	-39.8%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Tonga	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$7.59 £5.69	+37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$99.20 £74.43	+138.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$37,629.43 £28,233.36	+547.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$23.43 £17.58	+25.4%
Average			+149.2%

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pay 69.5% more for housing

	Tonga	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$41.42 £31.08	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$1,299.59 £975.08	+108.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,069.01 £802.08
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$239.96 £180.04	+67.9%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 30.5 times more for childcare

	Tonga	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$1,589.10 £1,192.30	+906.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$23,025.39 £17,275.95	+9139.9%
Average			+2950.2%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$6.50 £4.88	+95.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$4.66 £3.50	+60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$22.34 £16.76	+119.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$49.72 £37.30	+59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$14.11 £10.58	-66.0%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Tonga	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$85.37 £64.05	+487.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$44.93 £33.71	+154.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$95.35 £71.54	+359.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$98.21 £73.68	+237.8%
Average			+290.2%

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