Cost of living comparison
Suva is 9.0% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Suva instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
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