Cost of living comparison
Suva is 15.2% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Suva instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.28
|
$4.08
FJD9.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.17
|
$6.56
FJD14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$1.07
FJD2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.83
|
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.39
|
$4.58
FJD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.45
|
$4.62
FJD10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.09
|
$2.50
FJD5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$2.56
FJD5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$1.05
FJD2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$1.15
FJD2.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.48
|
$5.06
FJD11.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.71
|
$31.74
FJD71.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,634.78
|
$18,139.36
FJD40,873.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.18
|
$4.53
FJD10.22
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.22
|
$26.49
FJD59.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN872.52
|
$634.88
FJD1,430.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN673.77
|
$311.14
FJD701.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.45
|
$36.44
FJD82.11
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN837.16
|
$186.84
FJD421.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,181.26
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,612.24
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.06
|
$2.72
FJD6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$2.70
FJD6.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$7.26
FJD16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.13
|
$27.08
FJD61.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.21
|
$3.63
FJD8.17
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.84
|
$21.31
FJD48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.71
|
$25.40
FJD57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.29
|
$50.25
FJD113.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.83
|
$47.07
FJD106.07
|
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