Cost of living comparison
Suva is 15.1% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Suva instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$4.91
FJD11.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$6.70
FJD15.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$1.40
FJD3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.93
FJD2.16
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$0.49
FJD1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$6.42
FJD14.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$4.72
FJD10.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$3.08
FJD7.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$3.19
FJD7.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$1.31
FJD3.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$1.05
FJD2.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$1.82
FJD4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$1.46
FJD3.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.53
FJD1.23
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$4.99
FJD11.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$22.34
FJD51.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$20,105.44
FJD46,574.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$4.47
FJD10.35
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$27.92
FJD64.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$744.65
FJD1,724.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$312.75
FJD724.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$39.39
FJD91.24
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$226.74
FJD525.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$10,946.30
FJD25,357.09
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$2.68
FJD6.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$3.21
FJD7.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$9.83
FJD22.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$28.92
FJD66.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$4.47
FJD10.35
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$25.91
FJD60.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$27.25
FJD63.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$65.38
FJD151.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$61.48
FJD142.41
|
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