Cost of living comparison
Suva is 26.7% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.4% less in Suva
- Groceries
-
pay 3.0% less in Suva
- Transportation
-
pay 42.4% less in Suva
- Housing
-
pay 44.4% less in Suva
- Childcare
-
pay 25.6% less in Suva
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.9% more in Suva
- Clothing
-
pay 31.7% less in Suva
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Suva.
If you lived in Suva instead of Rome, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$4.91
FJD11.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$6.70
FJD15.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.00
|
$1.40
FJD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
$0.93
FJD2.12
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Rome
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.60
|
$0.49
FJD1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.27
|
$6.42
FJD14.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.55
|
$4.72
FJD10.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.37
|
$3.08
FJD7.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.38
|
$3.19
FJD7.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.96
|
$1.31
FJD2.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.83
|
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$1.82
FJD4.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.98
|
$1.46
FJD3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$0.61
FJD1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.53
FJD1.20
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Rome
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.40
|
$4.99
FJD11.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.61
|
$22.34
FJD50.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,004.57
|
$20,105.44
FJD45,716.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.36
|
$4.47
FJD10.16
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Rome
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€26.39
|
$27.92
FJD63.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,057.43
|
$744.65
FJD1,693.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€683.65
|
$312.75
FJD711.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€149.85
|
$39.39
FJD89.56
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€455.86
|
$226.74
FJD515.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,398.50
|
$10,946.30
FJD24,890.24
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.37
|
$3.21
FJD7.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
$9.83
FJD22.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€52.24
|
$28.92
FJD65.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$4.47
FJD10.16
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€58.62
|
$25.91
FJD58.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.54
|
$27.25
FJD61.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€69.13
|
$65.38
FJD148.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€91.67
|
$61.48
FJD139.79
|
|
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