Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 3.0 times more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Suva, you would:
pay 60.7% more for restaurants
Suva
|
St. George's
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.20
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.79
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.42
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
Suva
|
St. George's
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.32
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.41
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.64
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.77
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.36
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.60
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
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pay 11.8 times more for transportation
Suva
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.41
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD71.53
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD40,873.41
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.22
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
Suva
|
St. George's
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD59.70
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,430.57
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD701.09
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.11
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
Suva
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD421.00
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,612.24
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
St. George's
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.13
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.07
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.35
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.03
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.17
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Suva
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.03
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.22
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD113.22
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.07
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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