Cost of living comparison
Suva is 24.5% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Suva instead of Athens, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Suva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.96
|
$4.47
FJD10.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
$6.70
FJD15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$1.27
FJD2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.89
FJD2.02
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.48
FJD1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.34
|
$5.38
FJD12.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$4.81
FJD10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$3.29
FJD7.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$3.29
FJD7.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.21
FJD2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.87
FJD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.58
FJD3.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.25
FJD2.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.63
FJD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.06
|
$5.00
FJD11.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$22.33
FJD50.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,237.94
|
$22,334.39
FJD50,486.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.17
|
$4.47
FJD10.10
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.00
|
$22.71
FJD51.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€580.54
|
$753.79
FJD1,703.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.83
|
$405.21
FJD915.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€152.01
|
$33.59
FJD75.93
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.88
|
$186.12
FJD420.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,569.80
|
$9,827.13
FJD22,214.23
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$2.68
FJD6.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.34
|
$3.10
FJD7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$9.83
FJD22.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.85
|
$27.01
FJD61.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.98
|
$4.47
FJD10.10
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.89
|
$25.91
FJD58.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$27.25
FJD61.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.84
|
$63.68
FJD143.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.50
|
$52.63
FJD118.98
|
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