Cost of living and expenses in Tonga

What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Tonga? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Tonga, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Tonga (The last update: 4 days ago)

Currency in Tonga Tongan paʻanga (TOP). For 10 US dollars you can get 23.9 Tongan paʻanga. For 100 US dollars you can get 239 Tongan paʻanga. And the other way around: For 10 Tongan paʻanga you can get 4.18 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Tonga? Look here: Prices in cities in Tonga

Prices: Nuku'alofa   Hihifo   Vava'u   Neiafu   Pangai  


Price fees $292

fees

$292
by half more than in United States

Price internet $125

internet

$125
76% more than in United States

Price jeans $4.2

jeans

$4.2
92% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $685

average earnings

$685
85% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $626

renting a small apartment in the center

$626
65% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $209

renting a large apartment outside the center

$209
91% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Tonga:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.5 (TOP 3.5)
  2. Gasoline (1 liter) $1 (TOP 2.4)
  3. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $5.85K (TOP 14K)
  4. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $626 (TOP 1.5K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $334 (TOP 800)
  6. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $418 (TOP 1K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $209 (TOP 500)
  8. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $292 (TOP 700)
  9. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $125 (TOP 300)
  10. numb_34 $22 (TOP 53)
  11. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $4.2 (TOP 10)
  12. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $10.4 (TOP 25)
  13. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $21 (TOP 50)
  14. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $29 (TOP 70)
  15. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $8.35K (TOP 20K)
  16. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $109 (TOP 260)
  17. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $418 (TOP 1K)
  18. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $84 (TOP 200)
  19. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $251 (TOP 600)
  20. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $685 (TOP 1.64K)
  21. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $3.1 (TOP 7.5)
  22. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $8.4 (TOP 20)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$1.7 ($1.7 - $4.6)
30% is less expensive than in United States

bread

$0.89 ($0.74 - $1.2)
75% is less expensive than in United States

renting a small apartment in the center

$626
65% is less expensive than in United States

local beer

$3.3 ($2.5 - $7)
by half less than in United States

cheap restaurant

$10.4 ($4.2 - $42)
by half less than in United States

bottle of water

$1.2 ($0.84 - $5)
by half less than in United States