Tonga is 2.7 times more expensive than Malaysia.

If you lived in Tonga instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

 
Malaysia
Tonga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.62
MYR11.36
$8.44
TOP20.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.79
MYR16.44
$9.27
TOP22.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
MYR2.87
$2.67
TOP6.34

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pay 65.2% more for groceries

 
Malaysia
Tonga
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
MYR3.59
$1.03
TOP2.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.05
MYR30.58
$4.15
TOP9.84
Milk (1 gallon) $5.70
MYR24.76
$6.01
TOP14.27

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pay 4.7 times more for transportation

 
Malaysia
Tonga
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.65
MYR7.16
$4.79
TOP11.37
Monthly public transit pass $14.08
MYR61.10
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,947.56
MYR142,992.42
$5,904.72
TOP14,015.97

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

 
Malaysia
Tonga
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.98
MYR104.06
$126.53
TOP300.34
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $285.65
MYR1,239.74
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $192.76
MYR836.58
??

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pay 63.3% less for childcare

 
Malaysia
Tonga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $152.58
MYR662.22
$109.66
TOP260.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,918.25
MYR25,685.20
$84.35
TOP200.23

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Malaysia
Tonga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.27
MYR14.19
$3.37
TOP8.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.46
MYR10.68
$2.95
TOP7.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.72
MYR16.12
$10.12
TOP24.03

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pay 64.5% less for clothing

 
Malaysia
Tonga
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.13
MYR217.55
$4.22
TOP10.01
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.02
MYR112.91
$10.54
TOP25.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.27
MYR257.25
$21.09
TOP50.06

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