Cost of living comparison
Suva is 3.4% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Suva instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.57
|
$4.91
FJD11.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
$6.70
FJD15.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.78
|
$1.40
FJD3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$0.93
FJD2.12
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.11
|
$0.49
FJD1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.91
|
$6.42
FJD14.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.38
|
$4.72
FJD10.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.66
|
$3.08
FJD7.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.57
|
$3.19
FJD7.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$1.31
FJD2.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$1.82
FJD4.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$1.46
FJD3.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.61
FJD1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.53
FJD1.20
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.62
|
$4.99
FJD11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.42
|
$22.34
FJD50.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,215.25
|
$20,105.44
FJD45,758.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.09
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.30
|
$27.92
FJD63.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,071.53
|
$744.65
FJD1,694.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN807.45
|
$312.75
FJD711.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.19
|
$39.39
FJD89.64
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,040.55
|
$226.74
FJD516.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,663.29
|
$10,946.30
FJD24,913.22
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$3.21
FJD7.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$9.83
FJD22.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.52
|
$28.92
FJD65.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.43
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.56
|
$25.91
FJD58.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN63.00
|
$27.25
FJD62.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.32
|
$65.38
FJD148.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.73
|
$61.48
FJD139.92
|
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