Cost of living comparison
Suva is 52.8% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Suva instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
$4.08
$9.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
$6.56
$14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
$1.07
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$0.79
$1.79
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
$0.43
$0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
$4.58
$10.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
$4.62
$10.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
$2.50
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
$2.56
$5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
$1.05
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
$0.80
$1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.15
$2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.62
$1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.51
$1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.44
$1.01
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
$5.06
$11.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
$31.74
$72.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
$18,139.36
$41,218.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
$4.53
$10.30
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
$26.49
$60.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
$634.88
$1,442.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
$311.14
$707.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
$36.44
$82.80
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
$186.84
$424.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
$6,484.82
$14,735.46
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
$2.72
$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
$2.70
$6.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
$7.26
$16.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
$27.08
$61.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
$3.63
$8.24
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
$21.31
$48.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
$25.40
$57.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
$50.25
$114.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
$47.07
$106.96
|
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