Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 78.7% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Suva, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 92.0% more for housing
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 93.8% more for clothing
Suva
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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