Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 2.4 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Suva, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Suva
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Suva
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Suva
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
?? | |
pay 64.0% less for clothing
Suva
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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