Cost of living comparison
Suva is 75.9% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Suva instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
|
pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
|
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