Cost of living comparison
Suva is 46.8% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Suva instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Suva
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Suva
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.16
|
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.25
|
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.52
|
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,340.24
|
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.48
|
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.81
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.01
|
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€841.51
|
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.57
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.33
|
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,690.14
|
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Suva
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.61
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.24
|
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
|
pay 69.7% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Suva
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.85
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.48
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.28
|
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
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