Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 4.1 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.03
|
$8.44
TOP19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.34
|
$9.27
TOP21.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.54
|
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$2.39
TOP5.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.56
|
$4.15
TOP9.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.16
|
$6.01
TOP14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.63
|
$5.06
TOP11.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.51
|
$2.71
TOP6.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$1.40
TOP3.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.79
|
$4.79
TOP11.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,561.00
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,957.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.31
|
$70.65
TOP166.99
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.23
|
$126.53
TOP299.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,364.30
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,678.33
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.04
|
$225.77
TOP533.65
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,763.53
|
$109.66
TOP259.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,814.81
|
$84.35
TOP199.39
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.43
|
$3.37
TOP7.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.32
|
$2.95
TOP6.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.86
|
$10.12
TOP23.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.74
|
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.41
|
?? | |
pay 73.1% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.55
|
$4.22
TOP9.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.73
|
$10.54
TOP24.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,913.66
|
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.21
|
$29.52
TOP69.79
|
|
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