Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 38.0% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Tonga
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$24.25
T$57.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$8.00
T$19.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$1.60
T$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.18
T$2.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Virginia
|
Tonga
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Virginia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
?? |
pay 69.7% less for housing
Virginia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$399.81
T$953.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Virginia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
?? |
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$4.26
T$10.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$2.19
T$5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$7.68
T$18.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$29.85
T$71.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Virginia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
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