Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 2.6 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Suva, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Road Town
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.23
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.85
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.43
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.78
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Suva
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.98
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.36
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.45
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.66
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.79
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.37
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.82
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.61
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.40
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.16
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.00
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Suva
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.45
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$71.82
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,040.29
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.26
|
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pay 3.8 times more for housing
Suva
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$59.94
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,436.41
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$703.96
|
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.45
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$422.72
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,671.90
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.16
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.10
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.42
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.28
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.21
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Road Town
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.22
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.46
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$113.68
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$106.50
|
$160.00
|
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