Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 16.9% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Suva, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.23
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.85
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.43
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.78
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Suva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.98
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.36
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.45
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.66
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.79
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.37
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.82
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.61
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.40
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.16
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.00
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Suva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.45
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$71.82
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,040.29
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.26
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Suva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$59.94
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,436.41
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$703.96
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.45
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
Suva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$422.72
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,671.90
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.16
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.10
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.42
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.28
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.21
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Suva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.22
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.46
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$113.68
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$106.50
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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