Cost of living comparison
Suva is 28.7% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Suva instead of Spain, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$4.08
FJD9.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$6.56
FJD14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.07
FJD2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Spain
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$4.58
FJD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$4.62
FJD10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$2.50
FJD5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$2.56
FJD5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.05
FJD2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.15
FJD2.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$5.06
FJD11.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$31.74
FJD71.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$18,139.36
FJD40,873.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$4.53
FJD10.22
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Spain
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$26.49
FJD59.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$634.88
FJD1,430.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$311.14
FJD701.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$36.44
FJD82.11
|
|
pay 28.7% less for childcare
Spain
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$186.84
FJD421.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,612.24
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.72
FJD6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.70
FJD6.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$7.26
FJD16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$27.08
FJD61.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$3.63
FJD8.17
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
Spain
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$21.31
FJD48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$25.40
FJD57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$50.25
FJD113.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$47.07
FJD106.07
|
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