Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 92.6% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Suva, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
Suva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$3.74
€3.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 96.8% more for transportation
Suva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
$59.37
€55.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$13.63
€12.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Suva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$816.29
€757.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
$529.47
€491.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$41.71
€38.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$94.21
€87.40
|
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