Cost of living comparison
Dili is 96.5% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Dili instead of Suva, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Dili
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
FJD11.19
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.25
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
FJD3.18
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
FJD2.12
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
Suva
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
FJD1.12
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
FJD14.61
|
$2.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
FJD10.73
|
$9.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
FJD7.02
|
$2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
FJD7.26
|
$3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
FJD2.99
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FJD4.14
|
$1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
FJD3.32
|
$1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.38
|
$0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
FJD1.20
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
FJD11.35
|
$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.34
FJD50.84
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,105.44
FJD45,758.98
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Suva
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.92
FJD63.55
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.65
FJD1,694.78
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.75
FJD711.81
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.39
FJD89.64
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
Suva
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.74
FJD516.06
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,946.30
FJD24,913.22
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
FJD7.30
|
$3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.37
|
$2.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.92
FJD65.81
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 53.7% more for clothing
Suva
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.98
|
$65.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD62.03
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
FJD148.80
|
$83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.48
FJD139.92
|
$55.00
|
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