Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.3 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Bern instead of Suva, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Suva
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Suva
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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