Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Germany instead of Suva, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Suva
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Suva
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 80.3% more for childcare
Suva
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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