Cost of living comparison

compared to

Suva is 45.1% more expensive than St. George's.

If you lived in Suva instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

 
St. George's
Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$4.91
FJD11.40
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$6.70
FJD15.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.40
FJD3.24

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

 
St. George's
Suva
Bread
1 loaf
$1.69
EC$4.57
$0.49
FJD1.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.32
EC$11.68
$6.42
FJD14.89
Milk (1 gallon) $14.71
EC$39.75
$4.72
FJD10.94

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

 
St. George's
Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.18
EC$14.01
$4.99
FJD11.56
Monthly public transit pass $37.00
EC$100.00
$22.34
FJD51.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
$20,105.44
FJD46,639.60

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pay 19.8% less for housing

 
St. George's
Suva
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.87
EC$126.67
$27.92
FJD64.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $579.70
EC$1,566.67
$744.65
FJD1,727.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $289.85
EC$783.33
$312.75
FJD725.50

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$226.74
FJD525.99
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
$10,946.30
FJD25,392.67

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pay 70.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.04
EC$5.50
$2.68
FJD6.22
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.44
EC$12.00
$3.21
FJD7.44
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
EC$5.00
$9.83
FJD22.80

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

 
St. George's
Suva
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.90
EC$70.00
$25.91
FJD60.11
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$27.25
FJD63.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$42.55
EC$115.00
$65.38
FJD151.67

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