Cost of living comparison
Suva is 56.4% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Suva instead of Paris, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Suva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$4.08
$9.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$6.56
$14.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.07
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$0.79
$1.78
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Paris
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$0.43
$0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.06
|
$4.58
$10.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$4.62
$10.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.47
|
$2.50
$5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.99
|
$2.56
$5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.05
$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.15
$2.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.62
$1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.51
$1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.44
$1.00
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Paris
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$5.06
$11.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.34
|
$31.74
$71.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
$18,139.36
$41,040.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.47
|
$4.53
$10.26
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Paris
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
$26.49
$59.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,344.67
|
$634.88
$1,436.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€970.30
|
$311.14
$703.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.62
|
$36.44
$82.45
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€776.03
|
$186.84
$422.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,886.25
|
$6,484.82
$14,671.90
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.19
|
$2.72
$6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$2.70
$6.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.79
|
$7.26
$16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.71
|
$27.08
$61.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$3.63
$8.21
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.27
|
$21.31
$48.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.26
|
$25.40
$57.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.50
|
$50.25
$113.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.90
|
$47.07
$106.50
|
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