Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 84.3% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Suva, you would:
pay 97.3% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Suva
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
$3.94
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 78.2% more for transportation
Suva
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Suva
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
$582.39
€540.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
$3.25
€3.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
$43.88
€40.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
$107.56
€99.79
|
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