Cost of living comparison
Suva is 46.7% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Suva instead of Praia, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
$4.08
FJD9.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$6.56
FJD14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
$1.07
FJD2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Praia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
$4.58
FJD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
$4.62
FJD10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
$2.50
FJD5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
$2.56
FJD5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
$1.05
FJD2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$1.15
FJD2.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Praia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
$5.06
FJD11.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$31.74
FJD71.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$18,139.36
FJD40,873.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$4.53
FJD10.22
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
Praia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
$26.49
FJD59.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
$634.88
FJD1,430.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
$311.14
FJD701.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
$36.44
FJD82.11
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
$186.84
FJD421.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,612.24
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
$2.72
FJD6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
$2.70
FJD6.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$7.26
FJD16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
$27.08
FJD61.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$3.63
FJD8.17
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
Praia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.31
FJD48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$25.40
FJD57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$50.25
FJD113.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
$47.07
FJD106.07
|
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