Cost of living comparison

Fiji

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 56.4% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 37.3% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 89.4% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Tokyo are more expensive than in Suva. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Suva, you would:

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pay 0.4% more for restaurants

	Suva	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.78 FJD13.09	$7.59 ¥1,203	+31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 FJD17.11	$5.06 ¥802	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FJD3.48	$1.64 ¥260	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 FJD1.73	$0.89 ¥140	+15.9%
Average			+0.4%

Suva vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Suva	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 FJD1.25	$1.71 ¥271	+210.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FJD11.59	$5.29 ¥839	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 FJD11.16	$5.75 ¥912	+16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 FJD7.52	$2.26 ¥359	-31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 FJD6.39	$3.08 ¥488	+9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.55	$2.15 ¥341	+90.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 FJD2.56	$1.07 ¥170	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 FJD3.56	$1.96 ¥310	+24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 FJD3.28	$2.39 ¥379	+64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.28	$1.53 ¥242	+169.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 FJD1.11	$1.46 ¥232	+197.4%
Average			+49.5%

Suva vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.3% more for transportation

	Suva	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 FJD12.15	$4.08 ¥647	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.33	$63.27 ¥10,026	+184.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,435.76 FJD55,361.65	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.44 FJD10.07	$28.47 ¥4,512	+540.8%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 89.4% more for housing

	Suva	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.99 FJD54.36	$30.33 ¥4,807	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.02 FJD2,005.10	$1,280.34 ¥203K	+44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.66 FJD737.82	$692.48 ¥110K	+112.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.77 FJD78.77	$113.45 ¥17,978	+226.3%
Average			+89.4%

Suva vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Suva	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.59 FJD513.35	$1,341.43 ¥213K	+492.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,112.71	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+37.3%
Average			+185.1%

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pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 FJD8.05	$3.80 ¥602	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 FJD6.64	$3.56 ¥565	+21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.77 FJD22.14	$3.92 ¥622	-59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.16 FJD81.92	$66.31 ¥10,508	+83.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.33 FJD7.55	$12.65 ¥2,005	+279.7%
Average			+56.2%

Suva vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Suva	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32 FJD75.49	$55.50 ¥8,796	+66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 FJD90.59	$32.95 ¥5,222	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 FJD156.82	$65.04 ¥10,308	-6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.13 FJD138.50	$70.74 ¥11,211	+15.7%
Average			+10.5%

Suva vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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