Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 28.9% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Suva, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Brasilia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$5.93
R$30.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$1.07
R$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$0.72
R$3.71
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Suva
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$1.61
R$8.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$4.63
R$23.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$4.23
R$21.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$2.29
R$11.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$1.82
R$9.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$0.78
R$4.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$0.53
R$2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$0.43
R$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$0.70
R$3.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$0.48
R$2.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$0.47
R$2.42
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
Suva
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$4.59
R$23.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
$50.51
R$260.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$23,730.52
R$122,373.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$8.99
R$46.35
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Suva
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$21.45
R$110.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$384.72
R$1,983.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$223.17
R$1,150.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$65.73
R$338.98
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
Suva
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
$383.64
R$1,978.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$9,542.54
R$49,208.99
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$1.98
R$10.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$1.62
R$8.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$2.37
R$12.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$23.91
R$123.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$7.51
R$38.75
|
|
pay 69.8% more for clothing
Suva
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$46.01
R$237.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$45.46
R$234.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$75.98
R$391.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$62.59
R$322.76
|
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