Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 97.8% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Suva, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
|
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