Cost of living comparison
Suva is 8.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.0% more in Suva
- Groceries
-
pay 46.8% more in Suva
- Transportation
-
pay 7.7% more in Suva
- Housing
-
pay 16.5% more in Suva
- Childcare
-
pay 15.4% more in Suva
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.9% less in Suva
- Clothing
-
pay 34.7% less in Suva
The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Suva are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Suva.
If you lived in Suva instead of Quito, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$4.91
FJD11.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.70
FJD15.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.40
FJD3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.93
FJD2.13
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.49
FJD1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$6.42
FJD14.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.72
FJD10.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.08
FJD7.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.19
FJD7.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.31
FJD3.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.05
FJD2.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.82
FJD4.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.46
FJD3.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.53
FJD1.21
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.99
FJD11.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$22.34
FJD51.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$20,105.44
FJD46,082.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$4.47
FJD10.24
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$27.92
FJD64.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$744.65
FJD1,706.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$312.75
FJD716.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$39.39
FJD90.27
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$226.74
FJD519.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$10,946.30
FJD25,089.46
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.68
FJD6.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.21
FJD7.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$9.83
FJD22.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$28.92
FJD66.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$4.47
FJD10.24
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Suva
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$25.91
FJD59.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$27.25
FJD62.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$65.38
FJD149.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$61.48
FJD140.91
|
|
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