Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 20.7% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Suva, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
|
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
FJD11.00
|
$11.00
ARS10,927.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.00
|
$8.49
ARS8,434.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
FJD3.13
|
$1.47
ARS1,459.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
FJD2.08
|
$1.08
ARS1,077.37
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
FJD1.10
|
$2.16
ARS2,140.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
FJD14.37
|
$5.19
ARS5,158.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
FJD10.55
|
$5.04
ARS5,007.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
FJD6.90
|
$2.31
ARS2,291.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
FJD7.14
|
$2.80
ARS2,784.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
FJD2.94
|
$0.92
ARS918.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.34
|
$0.87
ARS868.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FJD4.07
|
$0.61
ARS601.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
FJD3.26
|
$1.00
ARS993.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.36
|
$0.43
ARS424.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
FJD1.19
|
$0.51
ARS502.02
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
FJD11.16
|
$3.50
ARS3,481.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.34
FJD50.00
|
$11.00
ARS10,927.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,105.44
FJD45,000.00
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,096,715.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
$7.35
ARS7,301.54
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
|
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.92
FJD62.50
|
$23.79
ARS23,637.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.65
FJD1,666.67
|
$513.68
ARS510,290.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.75
FJD700.00
|
$357.39
ARS355,036.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.39
FJD88.15
|
$49.23
ARS48,908.95
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.74
FJD507.50
|
$216.50
ARS215,072.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,946.30
FJD24,500.00
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,447,361.59
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.00
|
$1.80
ARS1,787.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
FJD7.18
|
$2.98
ARS2,964.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.00
|
$2.40
ARS2,384.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.92
FJD64.72
|
$27.22
ARS27,039.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
$5.00
ARS4,967.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Suva
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.00
|
$89.58
ARS88,984.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.00
|
$74.73
ARS74,236.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
FJD146.33
|
$114.08
ARS113,324.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.48
FJD137.60
|
$119.22
ARS118,432.01
|
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