Cost of living comparison
Suva is 56.9% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Suva instead of London, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
London
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Suva
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$4.08
FJD9.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$6.56
FJD14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$1.07
FJD2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
London
|
Suva
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$4.58
FJD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$4.62
FJD10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$2.50
FJD5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$2.56
FJD5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.05
FJD2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$1.15
FJD2.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
London
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$5.06
FJD11.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.38
|
$31.74
FJD71.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
$18,139.36
FJD40,873.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.19
|
$4.53
FJD10.22
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
London
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
$26.49
FJD59.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
$634.88
FJD1,430.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
$311.14
FJD701.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
$36.44
FJD82.11
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
London
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
$186.84
FJD421.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,612.24
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Suva
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$2.72
FJD6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$2.70
FJD6.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$7.26
FJD16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.21
|
$27.08
FJD61.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$3.63
FJD8.17
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
London
|
Suva
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
$21.31
FJD48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$25.40
FJD57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
$50.25
FJD113.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.78
|
$47.07
FJD106.07
|
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