Cost of living comparison
Suva is 50.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Suva instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK153.08
|
$4.91
FJD11.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.05
|
$6.70
FJD15.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK26.84
|
$1.40
FJD3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.15
|
$0.93
FJD2.16
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK26.86
|
$0.49
FJD1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK45.95
|
$6.42
FJD14.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK52.71
|
$4.72
FJD10.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.75
|
$3.08
FJD7.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.20
|
$3.19
FJD7.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.01
|
$1.31
FJD3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.05
|
$1.05
FJD2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.73
|
$1.82
FJD4.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.02
|
$1.46
FJD3.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.60
|
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.42
|
$0.53
FJD1.23
|
|
pay 63.8% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.26
|
$4.99
FJD11.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK712.22
|
$22.34
FJD51.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK357,188.54
|
$20,105.44
FJD46,639.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK173.49
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK261.59
|
$27.92
FJD64.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,011.91
|
$744.65
FJD1,727.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,982.14
|
$312.75
FJD725.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,079.15
|
$39.39
FJD91.37
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,120.07
|
$226.74
FJD525.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK89,467.23
|
$10,946.30
FJD25,392.67
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.23
|
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK43.96
|
$3.21
FJD7.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.29
|
$9.83
FJD22.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK308.21
|
$28.92
FJD67.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK132.67
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK821.13
|
$25.91
FJD60.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK346.40
|
$27.25
FJD63.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK861.84
|
$65.38
FJD151.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,241.80
|
$61.48
FJD142.61
|
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