Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 11.2% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Suva, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.30
|
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.95
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.44
|
$1.03
$895.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.79
|
$0.90
$780.71
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.99
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.43
|
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.52
|
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.70
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.83
|
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.39
|
$0.66
$574.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.83
|
$0.57
$493.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.63
|
$0.31
$269.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.41
|
$0.67
$585.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.17
|
$0.30
$259.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.01
|
$0.33
$290.95
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.53
|
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$72.30
|
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,311.48
|
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.33
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$60.34
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,445.90
|
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$708.61
|
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.99
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$425.51
|
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,768.85
|
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.20
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.14
|
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.52
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.68
|
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.26
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.54
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.84
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$114.43
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$107.20
|
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
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