Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 29.6% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Tonga instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.05
|
$8.44
TOP19.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.94
|
$9.27
TOP21.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.87
|
$2.67
TOP6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$2.39
TOP5.65
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.77
|
$4.15
TOP9.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$6.01
TOP14.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$5.06
TOP11.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.10
|
$2.71
TOP6.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.40
TOP3.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.86
|
$4.79
TOP11.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,572.13
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,963.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.37
|
$70.65
TOP167.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
San Marino
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€29.93
|
$126.53
TOP299.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€501.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€464.05
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.37
|
$225.77
TOP533.91
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€327.76
|
$109.66
TOP259.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,016.77
|
$84.35
TOP199.48
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.26
|
$3.37
TOP7.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$2.95
TOP6.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.02
|
$10.12
TOP23.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.22
|
$21.09
TOP49.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.02
|
?? | |
pay 78.6% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.30
|
$4.22
TOP9.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.61
|
$10.54
TOP24.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.30
|
$21.09
TOP49.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.30
|
$29.52
TOP69.82
|
|
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