Samoa vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samoa Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$594
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2602
$2044
🏠 One person rent
$236
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1551
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$24.3
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$691
💸 GDP per capita
$3746
$4426
😃 Human freedom index
6.2
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
71
👮 Corruption perceptions index
48
50
🌐 English speaking %
49.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
20
1
😀 Quality of life
46
44
🏙️ Population
196K
108K

The average cost of living in Samoa ($594) is 39% less expensive than in Tonga ($975). Samoa ranked 155th vs 83rd for Tonga in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Samoa compared to 0.7 months in Tonga. Ranked 93rd and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Samoa vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Samoa and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Samoa Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.89
$8.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.37
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$1.62
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1712
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$126
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1346
$422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.47
$7.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.54
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.08
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4064
$4359

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In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$594
37.7K
Manase
$594
161

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$974
23.2K
Mua
$978
5K