Cost of living comparison
Suva is 0.3% cheaper than Majuro.
If you lived in Suva instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Suva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$4.47
FJD10.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.70
FJD15.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$1.27
FJD2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.89
FJD2.01
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.48
FJD1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$5.38
FJD12.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$4.81
FJD10.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$3.29
FJD7.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.29
FJD7.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
FJD2.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
FJD1.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.58
FJD3.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
FJD2.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
FJD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
FJD1.33
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Majuro
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$5.00
FJD11.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.33
FJD50.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$22,334.39
FJD50,270.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$4.47
FJD10.05
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Majuro
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$22.71
FJD51.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$753.79
FJD1,696.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$405.21
FJD912.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$33.59
FJD75.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Suva
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$186.12
FJD418.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$9,827.13
FJD22,118.91
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.68
FJD6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$3.10
FJD6.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.83
FJD22.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$27.01
FJD60.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.47
FJD10.05
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Majuro
|
Suva
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$25.91
FJD58.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$27.25
FJD61.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$63.68
FJD143.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$52.63
FJD118.47
|
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