Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.2 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Suva, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Douglas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Suva
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Suva
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 76.7% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
Suva
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
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