Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.6 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Suva, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
Suva
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Suva
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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