Cost of living comparison
Suva is 28.7% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Suva instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
$4.08
FJD9.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
$6.56
FJD14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
$1.07
FJD2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
$4.58
FJD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
$4.62
FJD10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
$2.50
FJD5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
$2.56
FJD5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
$1.05
FJD2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
$1.15
FJD2.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
$5.06
FJD11.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
$31.74
FJD71.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
$18,139.36
FJD40,873.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
$4.53
FJD10.22
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Taipei
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
$26.49
FJD59.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
$634.88
FJD1,430.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
$311.14
FJD701.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
$36.44
FJD82.11
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
$186.84
FJD421.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,612.24
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
$2.72
FJD6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
$2.70
FJD6.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
$7.26
FJD16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
$27.08
FJD61.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
$3.63
FJD8.17
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
$21.31
FJD48.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
$25.40
FJD57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
$50.25
FJD113.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
$47.07
FJD106.07
|
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