Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 2.5 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$8.44
TOP19.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$9.27
TOP21.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$2.67
TOP6.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$2.39
TOP5.63
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$4.15
TOP9.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$6.01
TOP14.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$5.06
TOP11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$1.02
TOP2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$4.79
TOP11.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,914.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$70.65
TOP166.47
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$126.53
TOP298.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$225.77
TOP532.01
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$109.66
TOP258.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
$84.35
TOP198.77
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$3.37
TOP7.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$10.12
TOP23.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
?? | |
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$4.22
TOP9.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$10.54
TOP24.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$29.52
TOP69.57
|
|
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