Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.9 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Suva, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$21.66
€19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 40.4% more for groceries
Suva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$129.96
€119.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$22.04
€20.26
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Suva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$50.46
€46.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$100.46
€92.34
|
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