Cost of living comparison
Suva is 20.0% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Suva instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Suva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Saipan
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
|
pay 63.8% more for childcare
Saipan
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Saipan
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
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