Cost of living comparison
Suva is 49.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Suva instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Suva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.31
|
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.19
|
$6.70
FJD15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.08
|
$1.27
FJD2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$0.89
FJD2.00
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Suva
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.15
|
$5.38
FJD12.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.76
|
$4.81
FJD10.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
$3.29
FJD7.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.55
|
$3.29
FJD7.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.21
FJD2.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.87
FJD1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.58
FJD3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.45
|
$1.25
FJD2.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.63
FJD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.59
FJD1.33
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.63
|
$5.00
FJD11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€82.77
|
$22.33
FJD50.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,960.75
|
$22,334.39
FJD50,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.56
|
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Suva
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.74
|
$22.71
FJD50.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,921.43
|
$753.79
FJD1,687.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,573.08
|
$405.21
FJD907.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€190.10
|
$33.59
FJD75.20
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,977.90
|
$186.12
FJD416.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,977.39
|
$9,827.13
FJD22,000.00
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.60
|
$2.68
FJD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.99
|
$3.10
FJD6.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.65
|
$9.83
FJD22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€58.13
|
$27.01
FJD60.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Suva
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€83.09
|
$25.91
FJD58.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€31.44
|
$27.25
FJD61.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€87.78
|
$63.68
FJD142.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€103.02
|
$52.63
FJD117.83
|
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