Cost of living comparison
Suva is 13.5% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Suva instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.91
FJD11.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$6.70
FJD15.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$1.40
FJD3.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.93
FJD2.12
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$0.49
FJD1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.42
FJD14.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$4.72
FJD10.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$3.08
FJD7.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$3.19
FJD7.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.31
FJD2.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.82
FJD4.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.46
FJD3.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.61
FJD1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.53
FJD1.20
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.99
FJD11.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$22.34
FJD50.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$20,105.44
FJD45,758.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$27.92
FJD63.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$744.65
FJD1,694.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$312.75
FJD711.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$39.39
FJD89.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$226.74
FJD516.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,946.30
FJD24,913.22
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.21
FJD7.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.83
FJD22.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$28.92
FJD65.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Suva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$25.91
FJD58.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$27.25
FJD62.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$65.38
FJD148.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$61.48
FJD139.92
|
|
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