Cost of living comparison
Suva is 21.2% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.5% less in Suva
- Groceries
-
pay 15.5% more in Suva
- Transportation
-
pay 39.9% less in Suva
- Housing
-
pay 28.8% less in Suva
- Childcare
-
pay 24.4% less in Suva
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.4% less in Suva
- Clothing
-
pay 44.0% less in Suva
Expenses including clothing, transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Suva.
If you lived in Suva instead of Athens, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$4.91
FJD11.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$6.70
FJD15.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.89
|
$1.40
FJD3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.93
FJD2.14
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.49
FJD1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.06
|
$6.42
FJD14.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.79
|
$4.72
FJD10.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
$3.08
FJD7.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.50
|
$3.19
FJD7.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.31
FJD3.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.05
FJD2.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.82
FJD4.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.46
FJD3.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.61
FJD1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.53
FJD1.22
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.02
|
$4.99
FJD11.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€27.60
|
$22.34
FJD51.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,941.06
|
$20,105.44
FJD46,231.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.83
|
$4.47
FJD10.27
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€29.93
|
$27.92
FJD64.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€583.65
|
$744.65
FJD1,712.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€512.50
|
$312.75
FJD719.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€141.07
|
$39.39
FJD90.57
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€425.95
|
$226.74
FJD521.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,860.04
|
$10,946.30
FJD25,170.46
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.93
|
$2.68
FJD6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.41
|
$3.21
FJD7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
$9.83
FJD22.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€45.39
|
$28.92
FJD66.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.87
|
$4.47
FJD10.27
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€79.19
|
$25.91
FJD59.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.24
|
$27.25
FJD62.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€86.21
|
$65.38
FJD150.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€106.11
|
$61.48
FJD141.37
|
|
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