Cost of living comparison
Suva is 57.1% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Suva instead of Washington, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Suva
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.08
FJD9.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.56
FJD14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.07
FJD2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
Washington
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$4.58
FJD10.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.62
FJD10.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.50
FJD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.56
FJD5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.05
FJD2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.80
FJD1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.15
FJD2.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Washington
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$5.06
FJD11.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$31.74
FJD71.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$18,139.36
FJD41,003.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$4.53
FJD10.25
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Washington
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$26.49
FJD59.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$634.88
FJD1,435.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$311.14
FJD703.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$36.44
FJD82.37
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$186.84
FJD422.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,658.61
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.72
FJD6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.70
FJD6.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$7.26
FJD16.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$27.08
FJD61.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$3.63
FJD8.20
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Washington
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$21.31
FJD48.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$25.40
FJD57.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$50.25
FJD113.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$47.07
FJD106.40
|
|
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