Cost of living comparison
Suva is 38.5% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Suva instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Suva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.08
FJD9.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.56
FJD14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.36
|
$1.07
FJD2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$4.58
FJD10.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$4.62
FJD10.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
$2.50
FJD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.50
|
$2.56
FJD5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.05
FJD2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.80
FJD1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.15
FJD2.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$5.06
FJD11.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.46
|
$31.74
FJD71.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
$18,139.36
FJD41,003.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.73
|
$4.53
FJD10.25
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Madrid
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
$26.49
FJD59.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
$634.88
FJD1,435.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€762.50
|
$311.14
FJD703.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
$36.44
FJD82.37
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€494.58
|
$186.84
FJD422.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,658.61
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$2.72
FJD6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.03
|
$2.70
FJD6.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
$7.26
FJD16.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.96
|
$27.08
FJD61.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$3.63
FJD8.20
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
$21.31
FJD48.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
$25.40
FJD57.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
$50.25
FJD113.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.00
|
$47.07
FJD106.40
|
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