Cost of living comparison
Suva is 18.1% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Suva instead of Castries, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Suva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.91
FJD11.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.70
FJD15.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.40
FJD3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.93
FJD2.16
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Suva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.49
FJD1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.42
FJD14.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.72
FJD10.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.08
FJD7.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.19
FJD7.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.31
FJD3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.05
FJD2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.82
FJD4.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.46
FJD3.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.53
FJD1.23
|
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pay 21.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.99
FJD11.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.34
FJD51.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$20,105.44
FJD46,639.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Suva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$27.92
FJD64.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$744.65
FJD1,727.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$312.75
FJD725.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$39.39
FJD91.37
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$226.74
FJD525.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,946.30
FJD25,392.67
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.21
FJD7.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.83
FJD22.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$28.92
FJD67.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Suva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$25.91
FJD60.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$27.25
FJD63.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$65.38
FJD151.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$61.48
FJD142.61
|
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