Cost of living comparison
Manila is 29.4% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Manila instead of Suva, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.30
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.95
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.44
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.79
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Suva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.99
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.43
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.52
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.70
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.83
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.39
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.83
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.63
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.41
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.17
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.01
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Suva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.53
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$72.30
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,311.48
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.33
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 41.1% more for housing
Suva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$60.34
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,445.90
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$708.61
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.99
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$425.51
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,768.85
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.20
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.14
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.52
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.68
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.26
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 47.3% more for clothing
Suva
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.54
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.84
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$114.43
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$107.20
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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