Cost of living comparison
Suva is 14.9% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Suva instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Suva
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$4.91
FJD11.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$6.70
FJD15.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$1.40
FJD3.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$0.93
FJD2.16
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$0.49
FJD1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$6.42
FJD14.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$4.72
FJD10.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$3.08
FJD7.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$3.19
FJD7.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$1.31
FJD3.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$1.05
FJD2.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$1.82
FJD4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$1.46
FJD3.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.53
FJD1.23
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$4.99
FJD11.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$22.34
FJD51.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$20,105.44
FJD46,639.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Maputo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$27.92
FJD64.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$744.65
FJD1,727.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$312.75
FJD725.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$39.39
FJD91.37
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$226.74
FJD525.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$10,946.30
FJD25,392.67
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$3.21
FJD7.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$9.83
FJD22.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$28.92
FJD67.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$25.91
FJD60.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$27.25
FJD63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$65.38
FJD151.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$61.48
FJD142.61
|
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