Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

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Fiji

Suva vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 36.0% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% less in Suva
Groceries: pay 30.9% less in Suva
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Suva
Housing: pay 47.7% less in Suva
Childcare: pay 55.0% more in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% less in Suva
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Suva

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Suva.

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Suva vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR252.68	$5.78 FJD13.10	-67.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR177.21	$7.55 FJD17.13	-40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR32.48	$1.54 FJD3.49	-33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR37.29	$0.76 FJD1.73	-71.3%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 30.9% less for groceries

	Victoria	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.47	$0.55 FJD1.25	-68.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR218.25	$5.12 FJD11.60	-67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR102.03	$4.93 FJD11.17	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR53.37	$3.32 FJD7.52	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR39.54	$2.82 FJD6.40	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.33	$1.13 FJD2.55	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.57	$1.13 FJD2.56	-9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.28	$1.57 FJD3.56	+44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.95	$1.45 FJD3.29	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.38	$0.57 FJD1.29	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.59	$0.49 FJD1.11	-40.6%
Average			-30.9%

Victoria vs. Suva - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Victoria	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR85.81	$5.36 FJD12.16	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR468.01	$22.21 FJD50.37	-33.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.44 FJD10.07
Average			-17.7%

Victoria vs. Suva - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.7% less for housing

	Victoria	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	$23.99 FJD54.40	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	$325.66 FJD738.49	-59.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	$34.77 FJD78.84	-67.2%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 55.0% more for childcare

	Victoria	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$226.59 FJD513.82	+57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	+52.8%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR56.30	$3.55 FJD8.06	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR56.12	$2.93 FJD6.65	-26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR339.29	$9.77 FJD22.16	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	$36.16 FJD82.00	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR101.07	$3.33 FJD7.56	-53.8%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Victoria	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR522.21	$33.32 FJD75.56	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR347.02	$39.99 FJD90.67	+61.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	$69.22 FJD156.97	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	$61.13 FJD138.63	-39.4%
Average			-9.4%

Victoria vs. Suva - Cost of clothing

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